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In exchange for Greater Manchester arranging to have a directly elected mayor, who will work in partnership with the combined authority, a series of London-style powers is to be devolved, including some relating to transport, planning, housing, police and skills.
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In the intervening period, powers were to be devolved to the ABG.
Under the terms of this accord, responsibility for most local matters was to be devolved to an elected assembly.
When it comes to the announcement in February by the coalition that £6bn of health budgets are to be devolved to Greater Manchester councils, she concludes: "Changing the way you channel the money isn't going to raise more funding".
Mr Osborne will announce that decisions over trading hours are to be devolved to councils and elected mayors, enabling them to allow shops to open longer if they think it will benefit the local economy.
This could be the opportunity to develop a smarter approach to localism for transport – one that recognises that the capability of local authorities on transport needs to be improved if powers are to be devolved and that the outcomes for passengers are more important than the purity of removing ringfencing from funding.
So it was superficially attractive when [George] Osborne came up with his northern powerhouse stuff but in practical terms if the powers are to be devolved, again it would be an opportunity if you like to take on – they are not regions, they are sub-regions, city regions – in a way I think which better reflects the needs of people in the area.
"We are particularly pleased to see that reserved tribunals, such as employment tribunals, are to be devolved.
Some benefits, including Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance, are to be devolved under the Smith proposals.
We still want to respond positively, but obviously if it were to be devolved there would be a loss in income from the block grant".
Significant new powers over transport, housing and the local economy are to be devolved to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire by the government.
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