英国工党希望确保，英格兰的市长和地方议会负责人能够就下放给他们的额外收入受到问责。部长们正在考虑如何确保英格兰各地区领导人不会滥用新获得的财政支出能力，同时白厅正准备向地方政府层级下放更多收入。
Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to them Ministers are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound spending muscle, as Whitehall prepares to devolve more revenue to local levels.
正在考虑的方案包括在威斯敏斯特设立一个新的专门委员会、加强报告规则，以及成立一个专注于地方和区域政府的新审计机构。
Ideas under consideration include a new select committee in Westminster, enhanced reporting rules and a new audit body focused on local and regional government.