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Growth deals slammed over lack of transparency

Communities secretary Greg Clark invited local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to apply for a slice of £1.8bn hours before auditors criticised the transparency of the bodies.

By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark invited local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to apply for a slice of £1.8bn hours before auditors criticised the transparency of the bodies.

Mr Clark kick-started the third round of growth deals during a last-minute appearance at the LEP Network conference yesterday.

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