Changeset: 46081403
add WMCA admin centtre to boundary relation
Closed by brianboru
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Comment from SomeoneElse
Is the WMCA really "admin level 6"? I thought that it just an attempt to obtain some "City Region" government money, and didn't have any of the administrative powers (beyond running the buses) that e.g. Birmingham City Council did?
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Comment from brianboru
I did muse over this one. There is an elected mayor and powers over economic regeneration. From WMCA's website:
Combined authorities are legal bodies with powers of decision making granted by parliament. They are a new way for local authorities to work together on key strategic functions that cross geographic council boundaries and which could be more effectively delivered together rather than separately. Examples include transport, regeneration and skills.
Government understands that local areas want more control over their own spending and decisions. Local authorities and local people want powers to be moved from Westminster to the West Midlands. To allow this to happen we must demonstrate strong governance arrangements and in this instance we have proposed a combined authority.
I didn't think it was level 7 as the constituent authorities aren't subordinates, just transferred some of their powers - so I chose level 6 the same as the constituent members
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