London Councils has been working with boroughs, sub-regional partnerships and the Greater London Authority (GLA) on developing proposals for devolution and public service reform. These proposals cover a range of policy areas, including employment support and complex dependency.
London Councils has been working with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) on the development of these proposals and expect an intense period of work between October and December 2015 to develop these further in order to secure a devolution deal in this area.
London’s propositions for devolution are organised around two related objectives:
- Integrating and enhancing the support provided to out of work residents by national and local government through the joint development of ‘local hubs’ as part of the transition to a new welfare system under Universal Credit;
- Improving employment support for the most disadvantaged residents, where extra investment and more integrated services are needed to secure better employment outcomes and deliver significant reductions in welfare expenditure.
London Councils is looking to procure additional support and expertise to develop London’s devolution proposals around employment support and complex dependency further, so that the proposals are financially robust, meet government requirements and can be practically supported and delivered by London boroughs via sub-regional partnerships.
Please send your submissions to Dianna Neal (dianna.neal@londoncouncils.gov.uk; 020 7934 9819) quoting reference number R1015 by 4pm, 16 October 2015.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 20 October 2015.