Devolution: council resources

A guide to help councils navigate devolution deals, with a particular focus on understanding the lessons from developing a deal to delivering it.

This guide outlines what combined authorities are, the process for establishing them and examples of existing ones.

This report assesses how freely English combined authorities are able to raise and spend funding.

An outline of the current devolution deals that have been agreed between Government and local areas.

An introduction to the Act and summary of the main issues on which the LGA lobbied.

The Devolution Register provides an overview of what powers and responsibilities areas have been able to achieve. Areas planning for any future negotiations with government may find this helpful.

Key points of learning for those faced with strategic choices regarding devolved governance arrangements.

Drawing on the experience of the devolution deals agreed since November 2014 – and Greater Manchester’s experience in particular – the research has found four major themes critical to the success of a distinctively English form of devolution.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has long called for genuine devolution to local areas. We believe that greater fiscal freedom, the power to raise more money locally and have greater control over how this money is spent in local areas is a crucial part of this process.

This briefing note looks at the process for introducing a tourism levy by using two pieces of analysis.

Lessons learned in communicating devolution over recent years, including case studies from some of the English combined authorities.

A guide to engaging local residents about how the devolution of powers and funding from central to local government can improve their area.