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Breakthrough in devolution for Sheffield City Region


devolution deal and it will now move on to a public consultation. SCR Mayor Dan Jarvis and the


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four council leaders - Cllr Julie Dore of Sheffield, Cllr Steve Houghton of Barnsley, Mayor Ros Jones of Doncaster, and Cllr Chris Read of Rotherham – have agreed the deal. A paper will now be considered at the Mayoral Combined Authority meeting and, subject to final agreement, a public consultation will then be launched on the proposals. A statement from the Mayor and


Council Leaders said: “We’re pleased to announce that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed he will be working with us to progress devolution. “Subject to the SCR devolution


deal being advanced to a positive conclusion, he has also agreed to progress discussions on the role and functions of a committee of leaders from across Yorkshire, based on the


n agreement has been reached on the proposed Sheffield City Region (SCR)


existing Yorkshire Leaders Board. All South Yorkshire councils will have the opportunity to join any full Yorkshire devolution arrangement if they choose to do so. This represents a significant step forward in securing additional powers and resources for our region.” Dan Jarvis added: “We stand at a


critical moment for our country. As we leave the European Union, securing further powers and resources for South Yorkshire and building greater co-operation across Yorkshire will ensure we are best prepared for whatever Brexit brings. “My responsibility to the people


of South Yorkshire is to secure the greatest resources possible for them – particularly after a long decade of austerity and generations of systemic under-investment. “We need to grow our economy,


create more good jobs, invest in our transport network, improve the skills of our workforce and do all we can to protect our environment. Doing this will enable us to build a


stronger and more sustainable region in which more people want to live, work and invest. We can do this far faster, and with much greater impact, with the significant additional powers and resources that devolution would deliver.”


FROM TOP LEFT: Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region; Cllr Julie Dore of Sheffield; Cllr Steve Houghton of Barnsley; Mayor Ros Jones of Doncaster and Cllr Chris Read of Rotherham


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