West Midlands Combined AuthorityWest Midlands Combined AuthorityMayoral Powers ConsultationMayoral Powers Consultation
On May 4th next year, voting age citizens in the seven
‘metropolitan authorities’ will get to elect a Mayor for the
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
These are known as the ‘constituent authorities’.
The leaders of the constituent authorities each hold a portfolio in the WMCA Cabinet. Until the
Mayor is elected, the Cabinet will be chaired by Bob Sleigh
(Leader, Solihull).
• Health & Wellbeing;• Economic Growth;• Public Service Reform;• Skills & Productivity;• Housing & Land; • Transport;• Finance &
Investment*;• Midlands Engine*;
However, the WMCA covers a much larger area.
The non-metropolitan areas are known as the
‘non constituent authorities’.
• Shropshire County Council;• Warwickshire County Council;• North Warwickshire Borough Council;• Rugby Borough Council;• Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council;• Redditch Borough Council;• Tamworth Borough Council; • Telford & Wrekin Borough Council; • Stratford-on-Avon District Council;• Cannock Chase District Council;
Under the first devolution deal, the Government agreed to pass certain
powers and budgets to the Mayor and the
WMCA.
• Consolidated, devolved transport budget;
• Responsibility for franchised bus services;
• Responsibility for ‘key route network’ of roads;
• Planning powers to drive housebuilding and improvement;
• Growth funding: £36.5m per year over 30 years;
• Devolved 19+ adult skills funding from 2018/19, responsibility for chairing Area Based reviews of 16+ skills provision;
• Joint responsibility with the government to co-design employment support for ‘hardest-to-help’ claimants;
• Responsibility to work with the government to develop and implement a devolved approach to the delivery of business support programmes from 2017 and deliver more integrated working together on investment and trade;
The consultation – largely multiple choice – wants to
get your views on the following…
• Responsibility for ‘key route network’
of roads;
• Planning powers to drive
housebuilding and improvement;
• Devolved 19+ adult skills funding from
2018/19, responsibility for chairing
Area Based reviews of 16+ skills
provision;
• Cross-boundary low emissions and
clean air zones;
• Creation of a HS2 Development
Corporation;
• Mayoral precept and business rate
supplement;
…but you get an additional 100 words for
further comments.
Any questions?Any questions?