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Andy Burnham is right to devolve employment support

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United Kingdom
Started August 8, 2026

Andy Burnham is right to devolve employment support will.driscoll Fri, 07/08/2026 - 10:07 Strategic authorities are best placed to tailor local support. 5 Comment Ben Paxton Martha Ford Institute for Government Yes Greater Manchester’s Live Well initiative aims to off a 'single front door' to better integrated local services. Public services Devolution Welfare Public sector Labour Department for Work and Pensions No One way the government plans to rewire the state is through greater devolutio...

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Local authorities in Greater Manchester understand their labour market better than central government in Westminster and should control employment support budgets.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
National standards for employment support should be maintained regardless of local devolution efforts.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
The existing framework of employment support should be improved before considering devolution.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Any devolution of employment support should require transparent reporting of outcomes in order to hold local leaders accountable to their residents.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
The Department for Work and Pensions has proven too slow to adapt support to regional economies and should hand meaningful budgets and decision-making to mayors like Andy Burnham.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Devolution will allow wealthy regions to cherry-pick the easiest job placements while struggling areas lose funding and fall further behind.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Employment support policy must be evaluated against whether it gets people into stable work faster, regardless of whether it is run locally or nationally.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Local devolution of employment support should include power over both funding decisions and the ability to shape training schemes to match local employer demand.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Regional variation in employment support should be allowed only if there is a guaranteed minimum standard of provision that applies everywhere in Britain.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 8, 2026
Devolved regions should pilot different employment support models for a fixed period, with results measured and shared so the most effective approaches can be scaled.
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