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LEPs may get powers to rule on key strategic transport decisions

Sub-national groups of local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) could be empowered by ministers to take key decisions on strategic transport issues, The MJ has learned.

Sub-national groups of local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) could be empowered by ministers to take key decisions on strategic transport issues, The MJ has learned.

The Government has revealed it is looking at options to devolve decision-making and prioritisation of local transport schemes to the partnerships.

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