Sentence examples for groups of councils from inspiring English sources

Under "devolution on demand", powers are devolved to councils or groups of councils.

They want groups of councils to be able to bid for public service reform deals that let them opt out of national regulations and give them control over service areas traditionally managed by central government.

It neatly chimes with this government's English devolution agenda – namely giving more freedom and flexibility to groups of councils that reorganise and agree to pool some functions in new combined authorities.

He announced the creation of 26 new or extended enterprise zones, £12bn for a local growth fund, and reiterated his pledge to devolve power over business rates to local authorities and offer new powers to groups of councils in exchange for an elected mayor.

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (a body which I chair, and which is funded by the Local Government Association to provide independent advice to local authorities on governance-related issues) has recently suggested that groups of councils forming themselves into combined authorities for the purpose of devolution should develop a governance framework.

From Mr. Miller's perspective, the fact that groups of council members have been publicly advocating measures like new taxes or changes to the city's lead-paint law is all to the good.

Recently, I attended a conference with a group of councils, known as trailblazers, who are piloting RTC.

The local government bill will also give councils new borrowing powers and freedoms, especially for the elite group of councils approved by the audit commission.

Despite the idea once being derided for creating camels instead of horses, a small but influential group of councils are returning once again – under the powers of the Localism Act – to the system of collective decision making by an appointed group.

The heads of the Core Cities group of councils – Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield – said that if Britain leaves the EU, it will be "working people, not the leaders of the leave campaign, who will pay the price".

A statement from the West of England Partnership - a group of councils in the area - said: "The rapid transit programme is proceeding as planned.