Government rules mean neither prestoncouncil or southribblebc will be round the table for the next stage of a potential devolution deal for Lancashire
That is a, where local government functions are split between county and district councils and there is no appetite to install an elected mayor.
While the majority of district leaders are so far keeping their powder dry over the plans – at least in public – the response from some in Central Lancashire points towards the re-opening of the divisions that have dogged Lancashire’s devolution attempts for the best part of a decade. That arrangement would also involve the creation of the more traditional type of combined authority in places like Greater Manchester, which – crucially – would also see district councils sitting on it as full, vote-wielding members.
“As district council leaders, I wonder what we’d actually be getting out of this, because it’s all going to be decided by [the top-tier authorities].
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