Prosperous Places: Taking forward the Review of
Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration
The consultation on taking forward
key Sub National Review recommendations opened on 31 March and will close on 20 June 2008.
A series of regional stakeholder
events will be held jointly by the Department for Business Enterprise &
Regulatory Reform and the Government Offices and dates and venues will be
publicised shortly.
In July 2007 the
Government published the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and
Regeneration (SNR). This provided the framework that will enable central and
local government and other partners to work together to help maximise
prosperity in all parts of
This consultation sets out and seeks
views on the proposals contained in the SNR for putting in place reforms that
would:
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Streamline the regional tier, introducing integrated strategies
and giving the regional development agencies (RDAs)
lead responsibility for regional planning;
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Strengthen the local authority role in economic development,
including a new statutory duty to assess local economic conditions; and
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Support collaboration by local authorities across economic areas
For an electronic copy of the
consultation document, background information on the Sub-national Review, and
to access three related documents, see the main Sub-national
Review page
http://www.berr.gov.uk/regional/sub-national-review/page40430.html