Litotes Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Sheffield: will form the South Yorkshire Combined Authority. gains the freedom to fund infrastructure through tax increment financing (TIF) is granted a £700million investment fund to spend on local priority projects, receives devolved transport budgets gains responsibility for commissioning and managing franchise arrangements for local and regional rail services is granted control of its local skills budget http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/1139788/six-english-cities-agree-devolution-deals/ Good new or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'd like to think this makes the council more accountable to the electorate. Next time there are council elections, candidates and parties won't be able to hide behind the excuse that their hands were tied by Central Government. Or maybe thats wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'd like to think this makes the council more accountable to the electorate. Next time there are council elections, candidates and parties won't be able to hide behind the excuse that their hands were tied by Central Government. They may not legitimately be able to hide behind that excuse; but they will do so nevertheless. And, given the intelligence and level of political interest of the average voter, it will almost certainly work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shef_Fitness Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Sheffield: will form the South Yorkshire Combined Authority. gains the freedom to fund infrastructure through tax increment financing (TIF) is granted a £700million investment fund to spend on local priority projects, receives devolved transport budgets gains responsibility for commissioning and managing franchise arrangements for local and regional rail services is granted control of its local skills budget http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/1139788/six-english-cities-agree-devolution-deals/ Good new or bad? I reckon if you are employed in some capacity within this project then you are onto a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 So it's more or less a resurrection of South Yorkshire County Council (dec'd)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Maybe central government could make SCC more responsible and run it down covertly. That way it would be seen as being all their own fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bludragonfly Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 So it's more or less a resurrection of South Yorkshire County Council (dec'd)? I thought the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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