The current programme of English devolution to combined authorities and mayors should be expanded and greater powers devolved, MPs have said.
A report following an inquiry by the House of Commons’ Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee called for a ‘systemic review of how Whitehall relates to local and metropolitan administrations in England and what areas could appropriately be devolved from Whitehall to other authorities within England’.
Want full article access?
Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.
Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.
Already a subscriber? Login