What is the Combined Authority?
Combined Authorities are set up to improve their region’s economies. We invest in the region through collaboration with our partners, but we don’t replace local councils.
Who is the Mayor of the West Midlands?
Find out information on the mayor and their priorities for the West Midlands
What we do
Latest News
29 April 2025
More than 55,000 people upskilled as Mayor tackles unemployment in the region
Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, has hit his ambitious target to give at least 55,000 people vital job skills or training during his first...
28 April 2025
New agreement aims to cut speeding on our roads
The Road Safety partnership includes police, the WMCA, local councils, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, charities and others working...
25 April 2025
More than 5,000 people given apprenticeship training as scheme’s donations top £50m
A scheme set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help cover the costs of apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized...
24 April 2025
Mayor’s free travel scheme delivers five million bus journeys in first year
Five million extra bus journeys have been taken since Mayor Richard Parker took office a year ago, thanks to a landmark free travel scheme to get more...