DCLG

Districts' devolution direction

Devolution should be about place and make sense for communities and not be a tool to re-ignite a rather tired structures debate, writes South Norfolk DC chief executive Sandra Dineen.

The Scottish referendum started a flurry of debate around the potential of ‘wrestling more power from Whitehall'.

To-date, the debate seems to have focused around what devolution might mean for city and county authorities who have been quick to set out their wish-lists for additional powers. But, devolution should be about place and make sense for communities and not be a tool to re-ignite a rather tired structures debate.

Sandra Dinneen

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