IfG Events

The first days and weeks of Andy Burnham's premiership have seen the prime minister promise to accelerate the devolution agenda, with the launch of Number 10 North demonstrating his commitment to take power away from London.

But what can the prime minister do to make his devolution agenda succeed? How will No.10 North work constructively with the new Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet and other Whitehall departments? What does devolution mean for the government's public service agenda? And how will the rest of the country benefit from Burnham's plan to send more power from London to Manchester?

The event brought together an expert panel, including:

Thomas Pope, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government

Luke Raikes, Deputy General Secretary at the Fabian Society

Jennifer Williams, Northern Correspondent at the Financial Times

The event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, CEO of the Institute for Government.
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Speakers:

Cllr Stephen Atkinson, Leader of Lancashire County Council and Leader of the Local Government Association's Reform UK Group

Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer at Norse Group

Cllr Linden Kemkaran, Leader of Kent County Council

Akash Paun, Programme Director (Devolution) at the Institute for Government

Cllr Daniel Sutherland, Leader of Calderdale Council

This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, CEO of the Institute for Government.

This event was in partnership with Norse Group.

This event was part of the Institute for Government's programme of party conference events at the Reform UK Party Conference.
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Alex Thomas, Executive Director at the Institute for Government, was joined by Danny Kruger MP, head of Reform UK’s unit for preparing the party for government.

This event was part of the Institute for Government's programme of party conference events at the Reform UK Party Conference.
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We were at the Institute for Government for the sixth event in the IfG DevoLab series, held in partnership with the JUST Centre, at which speakers from three regions with devolved powers set out how mayors and strategic authorities can use their powers, funding and influence to support a just climate transition.

The three case studies presented at IfG DevoLab #6 were:

‘The Local Net Zero Accelerator programme in the West Midlands’ by Barbara Leach, Programme Manager at West Midlands Combined Authority

‘Devolution and local power for communities in the North West of England’, by James Johnson, Head of Regional Programme at the North West Net Zero Hub

‘Place-based climate action in Yorkshire and the Humber - the Climate Commission model’, by Rosa Foster, Director at Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission

These speakers were joined by Professor Matthew Paterson, Deputy Director at the JUST Centre, for a broader discussion of the benefits of devolution and mayoral leadership for this agenda, how places are developing new ways of governing and new forms of participation to ensure that the climate transition is just, joined-up and reflects local needs, and what might be achieved by further devolution.

This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

The IfG DevoLab is dedicated to exploring the innovations enabled by devolution, learning from the results, and sharing the lessons so that places can take better decisions about how to use devolved powers and budgets. Insights from this discussion will inform a published policy briefing containing the three case studies and a synthesis of key lessons.

We would like to thank the Centre for Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) for kindly supporting this event.
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This event was part of the IfG's half-day conference, Regulation in a changing world: How to meet the needs of the future?

Panellists discussed how the design of a regulatory system can best build investor confidence and encourage good long-term outcomes.

Rt Hon George Eustice, former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2020–22)

Mark McAllister, Chair of Ofgem

Stefanie Voelz, Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s

This session was chaired by Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.


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