Local Authority Leaders' Boards are regional planning bodies that are being established in England to replace the Regional Assemblies established in 1998 by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The establishment of the boards is part of the UK Government's Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration.^[1] which brought forward the Government's plans to alter the structure of regional governance in England.

[edit] The Local Authority Leaders' boards

The current leaders' boards are:

• East of England Regional Strategy Board
• East Midlands Local Authorities Leaders Board
• Association of North East Councils
• 4NW - The North West Regional Leaders Board
• South East England Partnership Board
• South West Strategic Leaders' Board
• Local Government Yorkshire and Humber

Each leaders' board corresponds to a region of England:

East

London

South East

South West

East Midlands

West Midlands

Yorkshire and
the Humber

North
East

North West

[edit] Structure and functions

When the regional assemblies are abolished, their executive functions transferring to the Regional Development Agencies, their scruteny functions will be exercised by the new leader's boards. The RDA and the leader's board will be jointly produce a new Single Regional Strategy, with Ministers exercising an oversight function.

The Government will not propose a set structure for the boards and each region is free to make ito own arrangements. The Government however does aim for the boards to be: ^[2]

• streamlined and manageable, able to make strategic, long-term decisions, and able to engage effectively with their region’s RDA;
• representative of local authorities across the whole of their region — including representing key sub-regions, upper and lower tier authorities and the political balance of leaders;
• composed of local authority leaders and with sufficient authority to act on behalf of all the local authorities in the region.

[edit] See also

• Historical and alternative regions of England
• List of England-related topics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• DCLG: Sub-National Review
• English Regions Network