Chiefs demand 'devolution of power and funding'

摘要

Council directors have called for today's Autumn Statement to deliver a 'serious devolution of power and funding'. The submission from the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) said devolving power would 'enable local leaders and businesses to drive and derive benefit from growth at the sub-national level'. ADEPT called for a government commitment to 'tackle the flaws in the funding system which mean that upper tier authorities in fast-growing areas are financially worse off because of growth'.