Devolution of power to the English regions has increased in recent years through the creation of combined authorities, which offer councils the chance to set up formal regional collaborations.
But with combined authorities in differing stages of development their powers to support children’s services remain piecemeal.
The vanguard of devolved support for children and young people is the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Set up in 2011, this was the first such super authority and young people are already benefitting from a range of collaborative systems across transport, health and social care (see case study box).
However, for the majority of combined authorities “devolution over children’s services is a long way off”, according to one government insider.
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