The Creative PEC provides independent research and policy recommendations to support the inclusive and sustainable growth of the UK's creative industries. We are led by Newcastle University, with the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Creative PEC provides a step-change for our three audiences - industry, policymakers and the wider research community - in the quality of evidence for the creative industries. We consult industry about the challenges that the sector faces - from its limited diversity, to skills gaps, barriers to trade, and local growth in the sector. We put these questions to our researchers, and feed the evidence and policy advice back to policymakers. This unique model ensures that our research and policy recommendations are relevant, and meet the needs and priorities of the people working in the sector. Over the next five years, we will publish regular State of the Nation-style reporting in key areas of policy: - R&D, innovation and clusters (led by University of Sussex) - Creative education, skills, talent (led by Work Advance) - Internationalisation (led by Newcastle University) - The arts, cultural and heritage sectors (led by The University of Sheffield) We will also continue to undertake research in critical policy areas such as intellectual property, public service broadcasting, and access to finance. Cutting across all of our work will be two vital research agendas: how to make the creative industries workforce more representative and inclusive, and what changes must the creative industries enact to help tackle the climate emergency.