Every council in England could be handed more control over housing and regeneration budgets, under moves being discussed by the Homes and Communities Agency. The coalition government has pledged to cut the cost of quangos and hand power to local authorities, prompting speculation about the future of the HCA and its £5 billion-a-year investment budget. Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the HCA, said he now wants to see provision ‘turned on its head’ with councils playing more of a commissioning role. ‘I can see the model moving more towards one where we jointly agree investment priorities. Then us and the local authority would commission providers to see which one would be interested in providing the type of housing that the local authority needs.’ Read more on Inside Housing.
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