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<p>Local Enterprise Partnerships are not public bodies – they are independent and
voluntary partnerships between local authorities, businesses and other bodies. As
such, there are no statutory requirements placed upon them.</p><p> </p><p>Government
has, however, set out very clear standards on transparency in the “Local Enterprise
Partnerships Assurance Framework”, published in December 2014. Each Local Enterprise
Partnership has prepared their own local assurance framework verified by their accountable
local authority, setting out how they will operate and take decisions in a way which
is consistent with the standards set out in the national assurance framework.</p>
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