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Call to bolster powers of strategic authorities

30/01/2026

Strategic authorities require more freedoms and capacity to drive growth and reform, a think-tank has urged.

Government confirms mayoral election delays in four areas

04/12/2025

The Government has confirmed that it will be pushing back elections for mayors in four new strategic authorities by two years.

Devolution needs ‘long-term plan’, report says

27/11/2025

England risks drifting into a fragmented local governance system unless ministers set out a clear long-term plan for devolution, new report argues.

Local growth plans must show benefit to communities

08/09/2025

Experts have urged strategic authorities (SA) to ensure their blueprints for local growth ‘do more than pursue economic indicators'.

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