Adult Education Budget
As part of the Landmark West Yorkshire Devolution Deal, we have taken over responsibility for the region’s £65 million annual Adult Education Budget.
Through partnership we are determined to unleash our region’s full potential and in doing so raise living standards for our communities while making a full contribution to the UK economy.
West Yorkshire is strongest when it works together to deliver for all its communities. Our partnership has grown and strengthened over more than a decade, from the Leeds City Region Leaders Board to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. In March 2020, that partnership was strengthened even further when the five councils of West Yorkshire agreed the largest ever devolution deal of its kind with the Government.
This historic and transformative £1.8 billion deal includes a Government commitment to support the development of a West Yorkshire Mass Transit System and investment from the Transforming Cities Fund. Other resources available through the deal enable the delivery of the full pipeline of West Yorkshire transport projects submitted in the region’s bid.
The creation of the Mayor of West Yorkshire was made possible through this devolution deal, which was agreed by West Yorkshire’s five council leaders and the Government in March 2020 and became law in January 2021.
We are determined to unleash our region’s full potential and in doing so raise living standards for our communities while making a full contribution to the UK economy
The agreement, the biggest ever of its kind, includes a Government commitment to support the development of a West Yorkshire Mass Transit System and investment from the Transforming Cities Fund which, with the other resources available through the deal, will enable the delivery of the full pipeline of West Yorkshire transport projects submitted in the region’s bid.
The deal also includes a new West Yorkshire Investment Fund, money to develop plans for future housing sites and a new heritage fund.
Our devolution deal included:
Further devolution arrangements were announced in the Spring 2024 budget.
As part of the Landmark West Yorkshire Devolution Deal, we have taken over responsibility for the region’s £65 million annual Adult Education Budget.
Frequently asked questions on the devolution deal, the process and what it means for us as a region
West Yorkshire is strongest when it works together to deliver for all its communities. Our partnership has grown and strengthened over more than a decade. Evidence of that partnership’s success is all around us.
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