A senior sector figure has suggested the Treasury’s devolution bid process encourages a short-term approach as groups of councils race to meet tomorrow’s deadline.
As Whitehall’s cut-off for submitting devolution plans loomed, director of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), Graeme McDonald, criticised the process that has left councils scrambling to agree proposals over the usually quiet summer months.
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