Devolution

The Government will soon publish a white paper on devolution in England. This is likely to be the latest staging post in England’s gradual move to having more power held at the level that an economy operates over.

Greater devolution was the first issue that Centre for Cities campaigned on when it was set up in 2005 and has continued to do so since. Explore the briefings, blogs and research below for Centre for Cities’ thinking and analysis on where devolution should go next in order to improve local policy making and economic performance.

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What has devolution ever done for us?

Audrey-Frédérique Lavoie

The Government will publish its English Devolution Bill before the end of the year – here are seven policy areas where the impact of devolution is already being felt.

Blog Post 7 Nov 2024

5 things to read about devolution

Metro mayors

There are now 12 metro mayors across England – London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, Tees Valley, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, North East, East Midlands and York and North Yorkshire. Explore our work on metro mayors below:

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