English Devolution White Paper​: Power and partnership: Foundations for growth

The government's proposals to empower local leaders and communities to drive growth and raise living standards across the country.​

English Devolution White Paper

The English Devolution White Paper sets out the government's plans to widen and deepen devolution across England, providing mayors with unprecedented powers and funding and hardwiring them into the way government works.

It also outlines how the government will rebuild and reform local government, as the foundation for devolution, reset the relationship between central and local government, and give communities stronger tools to shape the future of their local areas, while improving accountability and building capacity across the local government sector.