In July 2020, a local lockdown was introduced in Blackburn with Darwen and in Luton. This followed the introduction of similar measures in Leicester. In August 2020, Luton was taken out of local lockdown. At the same time, restrictions were introduced for Bradford. This article summarises the measures introduced and how they have changed over time.
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Devolution to City Regions in England (79 KB, PDF)
On 17 November 2015, it was announced that agreements had been reached between local authorities and central government on devolving power in some policy areas to two regions, Liverpool and the West Midlands. They join four other city regions in England—Greater Manchester; South Yorkshire; the North East; and Tees Valley—which signed devolution deals between November 2014 and October 2015.
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Devolution to City Regions in England (79 KB, PDF)
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