Structure and Functions
When the regional chambers were abolished, their executive functions transferred to the Regional Development Agencies, and their scrutiny functions became exercised by the new leader's boards. The RDA and the leader's board were to jointly produce a new Single Regional Strategy, with Ministers exercising an oversight function.
The UK Government did not propose a set structure for the boards and each region was free to make ito own arrangements. The Government however did aim for the boards to be:
- streamlined and manageable, able to make strategic, long-term decisions;
- representative of local authorities across the whole of their region — including representing key sub-regions, upper and lower tier authorities and the political balance of leaders;
- composed of local authority leaders and with sufficient authority to act on behalf of all the local authorities in the region.
Read more about this topic: Local Authority Leaders' Board
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