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<p>The Government published the <em>Strengthened Local Enterprise Partnerships</em>
review on 24<sup>th</sup> July, which brought forward reforms to leadership, governance,
accountability, financial reporting and geographical boundaries. Local Enterprise
Partnerships (LEPs) are public and private partnerships between local authorities,
businesses and other key partners. This sets out our expectations around the active
role of local authorities in providing a strong and direct link back to local people,
and that local authorities continue to be a central part of each LEP’s democratic
accountability. Collaboration between the public and private sector will remain key
to LEPs’ success as locally elected leaders and businesses continue to work together
to shape policies for their local areas.</p>
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