Beacon Awards

We are currently in round nine of The Beacon Scheme. Authorities were awarded Beacon status on 4 March 2008 and their tenure runs until July 2009.

The themes and beacons for round nine are:

Better brighter futures
Cumbria County Council
Sheffield City Council
Wolverhampton City Council

Better public places
Darlington Borough Council
London Borough of Sutton
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Sheffield City Council
Tynedale District Council

Care matters: improving the outcomes for children in care
Leicester City Council
South Gloucestershire Council

Dignity in care
Warrington Borough Council

Improving accessibility
Lancashire County Council
London Borough of Greenwich
Merseyside PTA (Lead) Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Liverpool City Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Halton Borough Council (Joint)
Nottinghamshire County Council (Lead) Nottingham City Council (Joint)
Peterborough City Council

Local Strategic Partnerships and Local Area Agreements
Leeds City Council
London Borough of Croydon
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Reducing health inequalities
Coventry City Council
Derwentside District Council
London Borough of Greenwich
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Sheffield City Council
Sunderland City Council

Reducing re-offending
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Leicester City Council (Lead) Leicestershire County Council, Melton Borough Council, Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (Joint)
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Sunderland City Council

Tackling climate change
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
City of London
Eastleigh Borough Council
Middlesbrough Council
Woking Borough Council
Worcestershire County Council

Transforming services: citizen engagement and empowerment
Chorley Borough Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council