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A '''Beacon Council''' is a [[local authority]] in [[England]] which has been recognised for its excellence and innovation.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.beacons.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=1
|title=Beacon and Local Innovation Awards Schemes
|publisher=Improvement and Development Agency
|accessdate=3 November 2009
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122082802/http://beacons.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=1
|archivedate=22 November 2009
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The scheme attempts to disseminate best practice in local government.  Beacon Councils are given greater autonomy from [[central government]].  The word '''beaconicity''', describing the attributes of a Beacon Council, was among the 200 terms condemned by the [[Local Government Association]] in 2009. <ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7948894.stm
|title=Councils get banned jargon list
|date=18 March 2009
|publisher=BBC News
|accessdate=3 November 2009 }}
</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Local government in the United Kingdom]]