Communities secretary, John Denham, will announce plans to give councils more ‘influence' over public services locally when he speaks to the LGA conference today.
Earlier this week, the prime minister announced his plans for the future of public sector reform, including more autonomy over housing allocations, and extra cash to build new homes.
But, despite revealing details of health and education commitments, and calling for a strengthened relationship with local government and a ‘citizen first' approach, Gordon Brown fell short of offering councils greater influence over other public services in their area.
The next part in the public services jigsaw will be in a consultation announced to the conference by Mr Denham. It will look at:
In addition, he will say:
