In a recent Spending Review representation to the UK government, the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) highlights three different policy areas where recent PEC evidence suggests policy change is needed. The submission covers what evidence says about the future of innovation-led recovery, UK-wide investment, and the creative workforce (immigration, self-employment, diversity, and skills) based on recent research, including AEA's analysis of the role cultural organizations play as ‘anchor’ institutions in local creative economies.