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Rayner in bid to purge red tape

The Government is to review councils’ statutory responsibilities and merge funding pots in a bid to cut bureaucracy and red tape.

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By Martin Ford | 03 July 2025
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The Government is to review councils' statutory responsibilities and merge funding pots in a bid to cut bureaucracy and red tape.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner announced the merging of the Levelling Up Fund, Town Deals and Pathfinder Funds in her speech at the Local Government Association Conference in Liverpool today.

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