Recommendation 14

As part of the Memorandum of Understanding that should underpin the Shared Prosperity Fund, the UK and Welsh Governments ought to give serious consideration to the role that local government in the delivery of the Fund. Both the UK and devolved administrations should seek to learn the lessons of how joint working has been facilitated by and through the City and Growth Deals, and how those lessons could be applied to the Shared Prosperity Fund. In designing the fund, Ministers should consider the opportunities for how these Deals might complement the new funding arrangements. (Paragraph 82) Concluding remarks