Hand the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund to mayors
“The existing Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) will be devolved to established Mayors from 2028.”
- Promised
Where it stands
The release says it applies only to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities in England. It gives neither the size of the fund nor a date within 2028.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The government says the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund will be devolved to established mayors from 2028, Promised
- Dec 2028End of 2028 (editorial date for "from 2028"), Deadline
About the cost
An existing fund moves to mayors; it is not new money. The release does not give its size.
More detail
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