Standards are a winner for Leeds

Leeds City Council has been named as one of the most ethical authorities in the country, winning in the Standards and Ethics category at the LGC Awards 2010.

Leeds’ ‘From Good to Great’ plan outlined a series of measures designed to drive up and raise awareness of ethical standards. These included working on the standards committee’s assessment and investigation procedures. The authority also focused on engaging leadership, arranging for the standards committee Chair, the monitoring officer and the leaders of all five political parties to meet to discuss issues every quarter.

The other shortlisted authorities were Waveney District Council, Kent County Council, the London Borough of Bromley, South Cambridgeshire District Council and West Somerset District Council.

Click here for examples of notable practice and profiles of all six authorities.