Evaluation of devolved institutions
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combined authorities with a directly elected mayor as of November 2018
Cornwall Council as an example of rural devolution
London (the Greater London Authority, the London Assembly and the London Mayor’s Office) as an example of a mature devolved city region
To gain an understanding of how the Mayors and Mayoral Combined Authorities (
MCAs) have impacted their local area, 2 small surveys were conducted to establish public and business perceptions of leadership roles in the devolved institution.
The research findings will be used to inform government policy decisions on future devolution.
The research was conducted by Warwick Economics and Development on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Youth jobs scheme creates just 490 posts in north-east of England
UK government’s Kickstart project designed to find 250,000 places led to less than 500 starting work in region, official figures reveal
Chancellor Rishi Sunak during the launch of the government’s £2bn Kickstart scheme. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images
Chancellor Rishi Sunak during the launch of the government’s £2bn Kickstart scheme. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images
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A government scheme to create 250,000 jobs for young people in the wake of the pandemic has led to fewer than 500 actually starting posts in one of the regions most vulnerable to the crisis, the
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The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority have been awarded £1 Million to deliver free Level 3 courses for adults across the region.
The funding from the Department for Education (DfE) has been delegated to Mayoral Combined Authorities as part of the Governmentâs Lifetime Skills Guarantee and will deliver free first Level 3 courses for adults aged 24+.
Currently learners aged 24 and over must either self-fund, take-out an Advanced Learner Loan to fund their learning or finance their learning through employer sponsorship.
Mayor James Palmer (45201577)
The funding includes 400 Level 3 qualifications in 20 sector subject areas, identified by government as beneficial for the economy, including: accounting and finance, agriculture, building and construction, engineering, health and social care, ICT, manufacturing technologies, medicine and dentistry, nursing and warehousing and distribution.