LGA Governance


Agenda item

Agenda item

Lord Adonis: reflections on city regions, growth and devolution

Minutes:

The Rt Hon. the Lord Adonis attended the City Regions Board to discuss the recommendations of his Growth Review, as well as share his candid reflections on where the Board might want to seek to take the debate on cities and devolution.

 

Lord Adonis identified the following as key issues arising from the Growth Review:

 

·         There are currently 39 LEPs but reform is enviasaged, possibly based upon travel to work and authority boundaries;

·         The relationship between an LEP and its combined authority was key

·         The nature of encouragement  required to stimulate creation of combined authorities should likely mirror LEP boundaries

·         With respect to the structure of combined authorities, a permissive approach should be followed, allowing authorities to propose models that suit them.

 

Members noted the report and the points made by Lord Adonis in discussion.

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