英国国家审计署：2026年英格兰的权力下放：资金和问责报告（英文版）

In the UK, ‘devolution’ has historically focused on the transfer of powers from Westminster to national institutions such as the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly. But since the early 2010s, in response to highly centralised decision-making in comparison with many industrialised nations, there has been a greater focus on devolution as the transfer of responsibilities from central government to local government bodies in England. This aims to give local