The West Midlands Employers are a regional grouping of local authorities in the
West Midlands region of England.
It was originally established as the
Local Authority Leaders’ Board
Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary regional associations of council leaders that have been established in England outside of Greater London to replace certain functions of the now abolished regional chambers. The establishment of the boa ...
for the
West Midlands region of England around 2010. When the
West Midlands Regional Assembly
The West Midlands Regional Assembly (WMRA) was the regional chamber for the West Midlands region of England, established in 1999. It was based in Birmingham. It was abolished on 31 March 2010, its functions transferring to West Midlands Leaders ...
was dissolved in March 2010, it assumed the boards' duties and functions.
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.
The secretariat for the West Midlands Leaders' Board has since been incorporated in-house by Wolverhampton City Council, rather than a separate body exist for such purposes.
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West Midlands Employers
Local authority leaders' boards in England
Local government in the West Midlands (region)
2010 establishments in England
Government agencies established in 2010
Organisations based in Birmingham, West Midlands
Local Government Association
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