West Midlands Councils was a regional grouping of the
Local Government Association.
It was established as the
Local Authority Leaders’ Board
Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary regional associations of council leaders that have been established in England outside of Greater London to replace certain functions of the now abolished regional chambers. The establishment of the boa ...
for the
West Midlands
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
region of England. It assumed the functions previously carried out by the
West Midlands Regional Assembly
The West Midlands Regional Assembly (WMRA) was the regional chamber for the West Midlands region of England, established in 1999. It was based in Birmingham. It was abolished on 31 March 2010, its functions transferring to West Midlands Leader ...
when that body was abolished in March 2010.
The body was initially known as the West Midlands Leaders Board, changing its identity in July 2010, following abolition of regional spatial strategies by the new UK administration.
The secretariat for the West Midlands Leaders' Board has since been incorporated in-house by Wolverhampton City Council, rather than a separate body exist for such purposes.
References
External links
West Midlands Employers
Local authority leaders' boards in England
Local government in the West Midlands (region)
2010 establishments in England
Government agencies established in 2010
Organisations based in Birmingham, West Midlands
Local Government Association
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