Sponsored by Winner: Suffolk County Council Following the Ipswich murders in 2007 a special task force was set up to remove prostitution from the town with representatives from the county, Ipswich BC, the police, health and other agencies. Strong leadership at the top and a clear strategy helped reduce the number of women working on the streets by more than 60%. FINALISTS: (Click on the links to read councils' submissions to the judges) Bedfordshire County Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Fenland District Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council COMMENDED: Bath and North East Somerset Council North East Derbyshire District Council Somerset County Council South Ribble Borough Council West Lothian Council About the sponsors: The Leadership Centre for Local Government has one clear purpose: to build local leadership capacity in order to help transform communities. To achieve this, we prioritise the leadership development of the top team, creating bespoke programmes to help them work together more effectively, not only to deal with existing problems, but more importantly, to meet the new challenges they face within their changing communities. Guiding top teams to effectively lead local partnerships within their locality is a key part of this work. Equally as important is working with elected members to increase their leadership skills. We aim to equip present leaders with the best skills, develop their top teams and create a pool of talented potential leaders for local government to draw on in the future. The Leadership Centre aims to be a world-class organisation that will deliver top-class local leadership because excellent leadership is the key to the future success of local government. For more information please call 0207 630 2180 or visit www.localleadership.gov.uk Back to the MJ Awards Home
