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| George Osborne to sign devolution deal for the Sheffield City Region | George Osborne to sign devolution deal for the Sheffield City Region |
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| Chancellor George Osborne is set to sign a devolution deal with political leaders in Sheffield later, paving the way for an elected mayor in the city. | Chancellor George Osborne is set to sign a devolution deal with political leaders in Sheffield later, paving the way for an elected mayor in the city. |
| The Sheffield City Region was one of 38 places to bid for increased control in how public money is spent in its area. | The Sheffield City Region was one of 38 places to bid for increased control in how public money is spent in its area. |
| The deal - part of the government's northern powerhouse programme - will require the support of local councils and be subject to public consultation. | The deal - part of the government's northern powerhouse programme - will require the support of local councils and be subject to public consultation. |
| The mayor will oversee transport budgets and strategic planning. | The mayor will oversee transport budgets and strategic planning. |
| The chancellor described the northern powerhouse as "a collection of northern cities sufficiently close to each other that combined they can take on the world" when he unveiled the plan for devolution in England's cities in June 2014. | The chancellor described the northern powerhouse as "a collection of northern cities sufficiently close to each other that combined they can take on the world" when he unveiled the plan for devolution in England's cities in June 2014. |
| Last November he announced Greater Manchester was to have an elected mayor and next year the region is to become the first English region to get full control of its health spending. | |
| 'Historic deal' | 'Historic deal' |
| Mr Osborne is expected to describe the Sheffield deal as the most fundamental shake-up of local government for a generation. | Mr Osborne is expected to describe the Sheffield deal as the most fundamental shake-up of local government for a generation. |
| He will say: "Sheffield is forging ahead in the Northern Powerhouse, which this historic deal proves is taking shape." | He will say: "Sheffield is forging ahead in the Northern Powerhouse, which this historic deal proves is taking shape." |
| The agreement means the Sheffield City Region will have access to a pot of government money - £30m a year over 30 years - enabling Sheffield to boost local growth and invest in local manufacturing and innovation. | The agreement means the Sheffield City Region will have access to a pot of government money - £30m a year over 30 years - enabling Sheffield to boost local growth and invest in local manufacturing and innovation. |
| The new Mayor will be elected in 2017 and will act as chairman of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority (SCRCA). | The new Mayor will be elected in 2017 and will act as chairman of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority (SCRCA). |
| The authority is comprised of the nine local authority areas of Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham and Sheffield. | The authority is comprised of the nine local authority areas of Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham and Sheffield. |
| Analysis: Len Tingle, Political editor, BBC Yorkshire | |
| The Sheffield City Region deal jumped the queue to be announced because it was the most clearly defined bid from clusters of local authorities across the country. | |
| All four big South Yorkshire district councils, together with five smaller ones in the North Midlands, have been in agreement for some time that their economies are so closely linked that they are the obvious partners to take on extra powers and budgets from central government. | |
| Virtually all Labour-controlled, they set aside their opposition to having a directly-elected executive mayor in order to gain the financial benefits on offer. | |
| The position across the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is not so clear. At least four other bids for the same devolved status were made to the government last month involving different combinations of clusters of local councils. Some authorities, including North Yorkshire, the City of York and all the West Yorkshire councils were included in at least two. | |
| Sir Stephen Houghton, current chairman of the SCRCA, will say: "This proposal marks the next step on our devolution journey and will enable local leaders to make bigger and better local decisions over skills, business growth and infrastructure. | Sir Stephen Houghton, current chairman of the SCRCA, will say: "This proposal marks the next step on our devolution journey and will enable local leaders to make bigger and better local decisions over skills, business growth and infrastructure. |
| "Over the coming months we will be speaking to local residents, businesses and partners about what this means for economic growth in their City Region." | "Over the coming months we will be speaking to local residents, businesses and partners about what this means for economic growth in their City Region." |
| James Newman, chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, will say: "For too long Whitehall has been in control of major decisions affecting local places on important issues such as transport, skills, regeneration and infrastructure improvements. | James Newman, chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, will say: "For too long Whitehall has been in control of major decisions affecting local places on important issues such as transport, skills, regeneration and infrastructure improvements. |
| "This deal goes some way to redressing this imbalance." | "This deal goes some way to redressing this imbalance." |
| When the Chancellor unveiled the planned Cities Devolution bill shortly after the general election in May, Labour claimed the government's "piecemeal approach" could mask big cuts to local councils' spending. | When the Chancellor unveiled the planned Cities Devolution bill shortly after the general election in May, Labour claimed the government's "piecemeal approach" could mask big cuts to local councils' spending. |
| BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the chancellor hoped the move would "reignite" areas such as Manchester, not just economically but also to renew a sense of civic pride. | BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the chancellor hoped the move would "reignite" areas such as Manchester, not just economically but also to renew a sense of civic pride. |
| But it is also designed to "wrong foot" Labour in their northern heartlands, and to "re-present" the Tories in the north where they have traditionally been "on the back foot", he added. | But it is also designed to "wrong foot" Labour in their northern heartlands, and to "re-present" the Tories in the north where they have traditionally been "on the back foot", he added. |