CLG select committee report on localism


The committee welcomes the government’s support of a localist approach, but questions its delivery. It suggests that there is no coherent definition of localism, and there is lack of clarity over who would ultimately be responsible for what under a localist agenda. Different government departments interpret localism in very different ways and some departments, such as the DWP, clearly do not see local government as being critical to a decentralisation.

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