The DTLR have collected useful website links for each of the schemes. In Touch with the People' that was published in 1998. Prospectus , which sets out its thinking on the matter. Over 150 responses to the Prospectus were received, the vast majority of which welcomed the beacon council scheme. The aim of the scheme is to help local government learn from centres of excellence.
Research is underway to measure the impact of the scheme.
A further report will investigate how much learning and change has been brought about by the scheme. At the end of the beacon year a research report examines the key issues in each beacon theme. The end of theme reports examine existing practices across the beacon councils and identify emerging issues. The research picks out the excellent practices across the beacon councils and the factors that enable them to achieve this. The theme reports for Round One report on the issues from the seven themes in the first round of the scheme.