Devolution in England

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Devolution in England describes the process of the UK Government granting more powers to the subdivisions of England. These subdivisions are, most recently, the twenty strategic authorities, which include the Greater London Authority, the thirteen combined authorities, and the six combined county authorities. All of them, except the Greater London Authority, are groupings of local authorities in parts of England. The concept of transferring powers to parts of England was first raised in 1912 by Winston Churchill, as part of his proposal for a federal system. In the later half of the 20th century, concepts of provincial or regional governance were explored, with nine Government Office Regions created in 1994, and eight of them having regional chambers in 1998. The lone exception, Greater London, had the devolved Greater London Authority established in 2000 following a 1998 referendum. However, plans for devolution to the other eight regions of England were abandoned following a defeat in...

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