In November 2023, an agreement was reached between the central government and Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council, and North East Lincolnshire Council that would see extra powers and funding transferred from Westminster to Greater Lincolnshire. Subsequently, a public consultation was held to enable residents and local stakeholders to have their say on the terms of the devolution proposal.

The consultation ran between December 2023 and January 2024 and posed questions on the proposal’s six areas of focus: (i) new jobs and business growth; (ii) education and training; (iii) roads, buses and transport; (iv) homes and communities; (v) environment; and (vi) governance, as well as capturing general views on the proposal.

Alma Economics was commissioned by the constituent Councils to provide independent analysis of the responses to the consultation. We carried out quantitative and qualitative analysis of the closed and open-text responses, identifying key themes. Our report then informed the final proposal, which was amended taking into account the results of the consultation.

➥ The report can be found here.