Government scraps England regional offices

The nine government offices in England’s regions are to be abolished, the UK government announced on the 22 July 2010. The government had already announced the scrapping of the London regional office, along with regional development agencies and regional planning strategies, and ended funding for regional leaders’ boards.

UK: Communities and Local Government: Press Release, 22.7.10: Pickles outlines plans to abolish regional government http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/newsroom/1646836

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