West Midlands Combined Authority

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combined authority regional governmental body

The West Midlands Combined Authority is a regional governmental body in England responsible for strategic planning, transport, economic development, and coordination across local councils in the West Midlands metropolitan area.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combined authority → regional governmental body →
appliesToJurisdiction	West Midlands → surface form: "West Midlands metropolitan county"
coordinatesWith	local councils in the West Midlands →
country	United Kingdom →
focusesOn	inclusive growth → innovation and productivity → low carbon economy →
governs	West Midlands → surface form: "West Midlands metropolitan area"
hasBudgetFunction	regional investment →
hasChairperson	Andy Street →
hasDevolutionAgreementWith	UK government → surface form: "UK Government"
hasGoverningBody	WMCA Board →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Birmingham →
hasMainResponsibility	economic development → housing and land → regional strategic planning → skills and employment → strategic transport planning →
hasMember	Birmingham City Council → City of Wolverhampton Council → Coventry City Council → Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council → Sandwell → surface form: "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council" Solihull → surface form: "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council" Walsall → surface form: "Walsall Council"
hasNonConstituentMember	West Midlands Combined Authority → surface form: "Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership" Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership → West Midlands Combined Authority → surface form: "Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership" Herefordshire Council → Shropshire Council → Staffordshire County Council → Telford and Wrekin Council → Warwickshire County Council → Worcestershire County Council →
hasOfficeholder	Andy Street →
hasRole	Mayor of the West Midlands →
hasSubOrganization	Transport for West Midlands → West Midlands Growth Company →
hasTransportAuthority	Transport for West Midlands →
hasWebsite	https://www.wmca.org.uk/ →
inception	2016 →
legalForm	combined authority →
locatedIn	England → West Midlands → surface form: "West Midlands region"
operatesBusFranchisingPowers	West Midlands → surface form: "West Midlands metropolitan area"
regulates	regional public transport policy →
usesLanguage	English →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mayor of the West Midlands → appliesToJurisdiction → West Midlands Combined Authority →

Mayor of the West Midlands → chairs → West Midlands Combined Authority →

West Midlands → governingBody → West Midlands Combined Authority →

West Midlands Combined Authority → hasNonConstituentMember → West Midlands Combined Authority →

this entity surface form: "Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership"

West Midlands Combined Authority → hasNonConstituentMember → West Midlands Combined Authority →

this entity surface form: "Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership"

Mayor of the West Midlands → hasSeat → West Midlands Combined Authority →

this entity surface form: "West Midlands Combined Authority Board"

Birmingham City Council → isPartOf → West Midlands Combined Authority →

this entity surface form: "West Midlands Combined Authority area"

Mayor of the West Midlands → partOf → West Midlands Combined Authority →

Mayor of the West Midlands → reportsTo → West Midlands Combined Authority →

this entity surface form: "West Midlands Combined Authority Board"