Our Future

The latest “trailblazer” Devolution Deal has transferred more control and influence to Greater Manchester relating to levers for economic growth and levelling up; including local transport systems, skills, employment, housing, regeneration, trade, investment, innovation, business support and finance. This means that our future is set to continue an upward trajectory of innovation, collaboration and positive outcomes for Greater Manchester, to achieve our strategic mission to “Make Greater Manchester a better place for all”.

Our 2022 – 2025 Corporate Plan sets out our focus for the next 3 years, we are prioritising those things that matter most to the people of Greater Manchester, which are:

• More control of local transport, with a long-term government budget to help us plan a more modern, better-connected network

• 100% retention of business rates, to fund projects / activity that supports economic growth

• Planning powers to encourage regeneration and development

• A £300 million fund for housing: enough for an extra 15,000 new homes over ten years

• Extra funding to get up to 50,000 people back into work

• Local control over adult skills funding to work with skills providers to develop more work-related training

• The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner being merged with the elected mayor