Written evidence to be reported to the House
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
9:35 am
Alexandra Runswick: On your broader point regarding clarity on who has the responsibility and power to do what, I do think there needs to be more clarity, not just between parish and individual councillors but between parish, local government and central Government, about exactly where power lies and what powers can be exercised at which level. Not only but particularly in multi-tier governance structures it can often be very confusing for individual citizens to know who is responsible for delivering which service. More generally, we would argue that there needs to be a clarification of powers, we would argue in a constitution, between central and local government.