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Beacon

Beacons of Success

The Partnership together with Halton Borough Council received the coveted Beacon status in March 2008.

The Beacon Scheme is about disseminating and sharing best practice in service delivery across local government. National Beacon Link
Themes are selected for each round of the scheme by government ministers. The themes represent issues which are important in the day-to-day lives of the public and reflect key government priorities.

Beacon status is granted to those authorities who can demonstrate a clear vision, excellent services and a willingness to innovate within a theme. Awards are made by government ministers based on recommendations made by an independent advisory panel.

Our Beacon status was awarded for Improving Accessibility. Beacon colleagues who share our status include Lancashire County Council, London Borough of Greenwich, Nottingham County Council together with Nottingham City Council and Peterborough City Council.

Award winning

Accessibility is not simply about transport alone. The location of services an the way they are delivered have a huge impact on accessibility. This means that partnership working between transport authorities and organisations representing key services such as healthcare. education and employment is vital. Our important work in eliminating these barriers to accessing key services has been further recognised by winning the Local Government Chronicles and Health Sector Journal Sustainable Communities award for Sustainable Transport.

Further Information

If you would like to find out more please contact

John Smith
Access Plan Co-ordinator
0151 330 1307
info@transportmerseyside.org