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The financial management skills of Sevenoaks District Council were recognised with a national award from a leading local government journal.
The Council fought off competition from numerous other local authorities to win the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Finance Award, which was announced on 17 March 2008.
The award was for the best Council that could demonstrate tight fiscal controls, good innovation and use of IT and team development leading to increased efficiency.
On 6 December a team from the Council travelled up to London to give a 15 minute presentation to the judges, who made the final decision on the award.
The Council was one of seven local authorities short listed for the award by the LGC back in November 2007.
The judges said they were impressed by the Council's transformation which they felt represented "a true three-year journey to excellence."
For further information, view the Local Government Chronicle Awards 2008 website.
