More than 159,000 adults have enrolled in training courses in West Yorkshire since the devolution of adult education to West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) in 2022, the authority said on Friday ...

GREATER Manchester will be given the power to provide adults with the skills they need to get jobs as part of devolution plans in Wednesday's Budget. Chancellor Alistair Darling will reveal that ...

An inquiry to determine how well the UK Government understands and considers devolution has been launched by a Westminster committee. The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee ...

POLICIES to boost the transport system, training and education are vital parts of any regional devolution settlement, according to an influential economist. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

Cumbria has taken a major step towards greater devolution. The Government has laid a statutory instrument in Parliament to formally establish the Cumbria Combined Authority, marking the final ...

The plans under the Cities Devolution Bill will help to implement the vision of a so-called northern powerhouse that Mr Osborne has previously outlined as a way to rebalance the UK economy. Manchester ...

One of the Labour party’s manifesto pledges was to “widen and deepen” devolution and December’s white paper set out how the government planned to do so. Last month the government decided which six ...

Nick Sharp, group managing director at Barbon, commented: "We are working towards each head of business taking complete ownership of their individual divisions, and the business leadership training ...

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