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Recommendation 19

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The Department told us that the government would ultimately take final decisions on the programme,...

Conclusion
The Department told us that the government would ultimately take final decisions on the programme, but that it was seeking to design a governance system and partnership with local leaders “such that—to every extent possible—we get to a consensus on the way ahead”. It told us it was working with mayoral authorities at three levels.40