Portsmouth City Council was one of four authorities to put in a "Hampshire and the Solent" devolution bid Five councils in Hampshire and Dorset have submitted applications this week asking to be part ...

The government’s White Paper on devolution within England proposes unitary local authorities with a minimum population of 500,000, as discussed in part one of this article. The other significant ...

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All six upper tier local councils in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire are in discussion over potential devolution deals. In England, devolution is the transfer of powers and funding, ...

A final devolution agreement, transferring responsibilities for Crown land and natural resources from the federal government to the Nunavut government, was signed in Iqaluit Thursday afternoon. Prime ...

Hampshire and the Solent region will be part of the devolution fast-track initiative, the government has announced. The decision to fast-track the application will establish a new Strategic Mayoral ...

Professor Kevin Morgan, who chaired the 1997 referendum Yes campaign, believes the Assembly’s future is secure and there is no question of the clock being turned back. Professor Kevin Morgan, who ...

Devolution of power deepens democracy by bringing government closer to the people. The Constitution should promote local democracy based on power-sharing, subsidiarity, and citizens’ participation.The ...

It is the biggest change to local government in a generation. It would see the creation of a new super authority that takes power and money from Westminster. Alongside the combined authority, there is ...