Regionalisation
Whilst power is being devolved to the local level, the role of the regions is less clear. After the defeat of elected regional assembles in north east referendums, regionalisation looked set to take a back seat. However, under the new Labour government, Ministers for the regions have been appointed and plans to increase funding and power to Regional Development Agencies have been announced. These new plans see a focus on un-elected representatives and are coupled with plans to abolish Regional Assemblies in their current form.
What are the implications?
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Moving forward
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Mark
The Sub-National review is a key driver for the VCS in the regions outside London. It consolidates economic and social planning roles in the Regional Development Agencies and may have the unintended consequence of removing the participation of the Social, Environmental and Economic Partners from through the dissolution of the regional assemblies.
Two Regional Forum Briefings are available here
and here
The consultation runs to the 20th June 2008. More information is on the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform website