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Richard Harbord on a devolution bill that’s ‘not easily digested’

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The experienced chief executive and section 151 officer offers a writer’s pick of some of the most significant details, mentions – and omissions – in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

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In December 2024 the government published the English Devolution White Paper although it seems to have been with us far longer than that. The

The government has been warned that its plans for fiscal devolution risk widening the gap between urban and rural areas, with “very damaging” consequences for the most sparsely populated parts of England.

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