Reviews and consultations

"Design can help organisations transform their performance, from business product innovation, to the commercialisation of science and the delivery of public services. That is why design forms an integral part of the Government’s plans for innovation and growth and features strongly in our Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth. The UK has the potential to succeed globally but to do so we must harness our strengths. Design is undoubtedly an area where we are amongst the best in the world, with potential to do even better.” Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science

To coincide with the Government’s Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth we've published our own set of facts, figures and practical plans for growth. The purpose of this design plan is to bring the design elements of the Innovation and Research Strategy together in one place and to communicate these as widely as possible across design, industry, government and education. Our aim is to provide a useful strategic framework for organisations, institutions and individual businesses with an interest in making design-led innovation happen on the ground.

We've also created a set of films about design for growth that you can watch on-demand.

‘Our standards of design can be so much higher. We are a nation renowned worldwide for creative excellence, yet, at home confidence in development itself has been eroded by the too frequent experience of mediocrity’. Rt Hon Greg Clark, Minister for Decentralisation and Cities

As the UK’s national strategic body and a government advisor for design in the built environment, Design Council Cabe welcomes the reform of the planning system to create a simplified, more inclusive process.

"Made in Britain, Created in Britain, Designed in Britain, Invented in Britain". Chancellor George Osborne sets out a fiscally neutral budget ‘to fuel growth’ in the face of weakening UK economic performance. The Plan for Growth, published alongside Budget 2011, will focus on tax, start ups, investment, exports, and the workforce.

The government is looking for ways to reduce the budget deficit by cutting public spending in a way that is fair and responsible. It's Spending Challenge is asking us all to share ideas about how to cut public spending. Whether the ideas are small-scale or radical, they'll be considered as part of the Spending Review 2010, which will be concluded on October 20th. The Design Council has submitted it's ideas for design-led solutions to reduce the deficit and it encourages the design industry to submit it's ideas for design and innovation solutions to the deficit.

The new government's first Budget on 22 June is certain to affect all parts of the economy - design included. We'll be holding a live Facebook discussion on 23 June - don't miss out.