When the metro mayor system comes in, will fathead be able to make more of these decisions or will he need Steve Rotheram to agree?
The LCR Mayor will have different powers over transport infrastructure, economic development etc, rather than localism of services, however in the long term there's expected to be encouragement for many services to merge, joint working and efficiency in collaboration.
That would need most policies in the 6 regions to mirror each others though. It's still early days and the initial constitution is being worked on as we speak.