Beacon History
Below you can find an overview of the beacon scheme since the launch in 1999.
1784 applications, (including round nine) have been received for beacon
status since the start of the scheme
377 Awards have been received by beacon authorities from round one to eight
Types of authorities that have won beacon status from round one to eight (in the case of joint applications only the lead authority is recorded):
60 County Councils
67 London Boroughs
101 Metropolitan Boroughs
72 Shire Districts
73 Unitary
6 Best Value Authorities
Awards by region for rounds one to eight (best value authorities not included):
29 awards in the East Midlands
59 awards in the East of England
69 awards in London
41awards in the North East
61awards in the North West
64 awards in the South East
52 awards in the South West
36 awards in the West Midlands
54 awards in Yorkshire and the Humber
Top repeat beacons for rounds one to eight: (round by round)
Leeds City Council has received nine awards. One in each round and two
in round eight.
Leicester City Council received seven awards. One in each round up to round
seven.
Top multiple beacons in rounds one to eight:
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council has received eight beacon awards,
but not in successive rounds and includes multiple awards within the same
round.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Suffolk County Council have both
received seven beacon awards but not in successive rounds and can include
multiple awards within the same round.