2015-07 Evidence submitted to the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into the Governments Devolution Bill
Revolving Doors welcomes the Government’s focus on devolving further powers to local areas, and the wider scope for ‘devolution deals’ set out in the Government’s Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill. While significant attention has been paid to this devolution agenda in terms of infrastructure, employment, and local economic growth, such deals also present an opportunity for areas to pool funds and coordinate more effective local approaches to cross-cutting and entrenched social problems, such as repeat offending, rough sleeping, domestic violence, and social exclusion.
