DfT blocks STBs’ power bids, as shire MCA plans take shape

Transport for the South East and the England’s Economic Heartland were both preparing to apply for statutory status

The Government has told England’s non-statutory sub-national transport bodies (STBs) to forget any aspirations they have to become statutory bodies with a range of powers.

The message, conveyed by transport minister Baroness Vere, is a particular setback to Transport for the South East (TfSE) and the England’s Economic Heartland (), both of which were preparing applications for statutory status. 

STB representatives and Vere were due to discuss a range of topics of mutual...

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