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Recommendation 13
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We noted that some regional and local authorities performed better than others, which in some...
Recommendation
We noted that some regional and local authorities performed better than others, which in some cases was due to the size, institutional capacity or leadership provided within those tiers of government. We recommend that Ministers consider how to 34 Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up report on the effectiveness of different local and regional authorities in contributing to levelling up. Businesses and investors require clarity on who is leading the local levelling up agenda in each economic area in England.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The Government is committed to levelling up opportunity across the UK and the recent machinery of Government changes established the DLUHC at the centre of this strategy, working with departments right across Government. For all Government spending, at Spending Review 2020, all departments agreed provisional priority outcomes across all UK government departments, which have been published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2020-documents One of DLUHC’s priority outcomes is to “Raise productivity and empower places so that everyone across the country can benefit from levelling up”. This has been agreed on a cross-cutting basis, with BEIS, DCMS, Defra, DfE, DfT, DIT, and DWP as contributing departments. These outcomes were then embedded by departments into Outcome Delivery Plans, which were published in July 2021 here. These set out strategy and planning information for delivering the priority outcomes and for delivering on strategic “enabling” activities that are crucial to successful delivery. This also provides transparency so that the Department can be held to account whilst also making links to activity led by other departments which contribute towards levelling up. Updated priority outcomes and metrics will be published at the next Spending Review. Outcome Delivery Plans will continue to be used to ensure departmental accountability and delivery against agreed outcomes.