This year’s Local Government Challenge has been won by Lewis Sheldrake, Lead Commissioner at Barking & Dagenham Council, with a project on AI Labs.
“Standing out amid a group of exceptionally skilled local government officers is a genuine honour,” he said.
“Particular thanks go to the wider LGA team for their support and guidance throughout the programme, and for facilitating such a valuable development offer of which I can’t speak highly enough.”
The LG Challenge helps to develop new local government leaders by giving talented officers real-life challenges in councils across the country.
For his project, Lewis received the £10,000 Bruce-Lockhart Scholarship, presented by Cllr Kevin Bentley, Leader of the LGA’s Conservative Group, and Cllr Shaun Davies, LGA Chair, at the LGA’s annual conference in Bournemouth.
