West Midlands Leaders Board
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West Midlands Councils is a Local Authority Leaders’ Board
that has been established in the West Midlands Region
of England
. It assumed the functions previously carried out by the West Midlands Regional Assembly
when that body was abolished in March 2010. The body was initially known as the West Midlands Leaders Board, changing its identity in July 2010, following abolition of regional spatial strategies by the new UK administration.
Local Authority Leaders’ Board
Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary associations of council leaders that have been established in England following the abolition of regional assemblies established in 1998 by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The establishment of the boards was part of the UK Government's...
that has been established in the West Midlands Region
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It assumed the functions previously carried out by the West Midlands Regional Assembly
West Midlands Regional Assembly
The West Midlands Regional Assembly was the regional assembly for the West Midlands region of England, established in 1999. It was based in Birmingham...
when that body was abolished in March 2010. The body was initially known as the West Midlands Leaders Board, changing its identity in July 2010, following abolition of regional spatial strategies by the new UK administration.