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Prosperous Places: Taking forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration

The consultation on taking forward key Sub National Review recommendations is now closed and submissions will no longer be accepted.

We would like to thank all those who responded to the consultation either by e-mail, by letter or by using the online e-Consultation website.

In accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Code of Conduct on Consultation a formal Government Response will be published within 3 months of the 20 June 2008 closing date, and will be available on this webpage.

For an electronic copy of the consultation document please click on the link below:

Prosperous places: taking forward the review of sub-national economic development and regeneration (488KB)

Background

Review of sub-national economic development and regeneration

On 17 July 2007, the Government published its review of sub-national economic development and regeneration (sometimes referred to as the sub-national review or SNR). The review focused on how to strengthen economic performance in regions, cities and localities throughout the country, as well as tackling persistent pockets of deprivation where they remained.

The sub-national review was based upon the principles of managing policy at the right spatial level, ensuring clarity of objectives, and enabling places to reach their potential. In line with these principles, its final report outlined the Government’s plans to refocus both powers and responsibilities below the national level to support its objectives to encourage economic growth and tackle deprivation at every level, by:

• empowering all local authorities to promote economic development and neighbourhood renewal;
• supporting local authorities to work together at the sub-regional level;
• strengthening the regional tier; and
• reforming central government’s relations with regions and localities.

Its recommendations ranged across a number of policy areas and a cross-Government programme has been established to manage their implementation with BERR and the Department for Communities and Local Government jointly responsible.