Herefordshire Council is exploring the possibility of becoming one of a group of local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships seeking to devolve powers from Whitehall.

Herefordshire Council is considering becoming a non-constituent member of the West Midlands Combined Authority group.

Leader of Herefordshire Council, Councillor Johnson, said “I am keen to explore what benefits could be gained for Herefordshire by joining a devolved group. The discussions with the West Midlands Combined Authority group are only exploratory and a decision to join the group would need to be considered and approved by Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet.”

Herefordshire Council has previously submitted an expression of interest in having freedoms and flexibilities devolved to it by government. The West Midlands Combined Authority signed an outline devolution deal with government in 2015.