Table 5 Governance mechanisms in Wave 1 City Deals
From: ‘The governance of local infrastructure funding and financing’
Governance model | City Deal area | Outline Description |
|---|---|---|
Elected Mayor | Liverpool, Bristol | Mayor plus ‘strong decision-making across wider economic area’, Skills Board (Bristol and West of England) and Transport Board (Liverpool City Region). |
Combined Authorities | Greater Manchester, Leeds City Region, Sheffield City Region, Liverpool City Region and North East (Newcastle) | In Leeds and Sheffield City Regions these are West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire-based – not for whole city region/deal area but for metropolitan unitary authorities. |
LEP-led | Greater Birmingham and Solihull | ‘Particularly strong private sector leadership’, plus Capital Board and Housing and Growth Board. Discussions have taken place on the creation of a ‘Greater Birmingham’ City Region Combined Authority. |
None specified/city council | Nottingham | City Deal is focused on the City’s ‘Creative Quarter’ and a new private sector led Economic Growth Board has been established. |