2023 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2023

Do the PM 2.5 levels in a significant proportion of neighbourhoods in the council’s area exceed the safe World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution guidelines?

Question code
2.12b
Section
Transport
Topic
nan
Source
National Data
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Negatively Scored Question

A local authority will be negatively scored if they have 25% or more LSOAs (Lower-layer Super Output Areas) above the World Health Organisations (WHO) PM 2.5 guidelines.

A local authority will be further negatively scored if they have 75% or more LSOAs (Lower-layer Super Output Areas) above the World Health Organisations (WHO) PM 2.5 guidelines.

Clarifications

PM2.5 (Particulate Matter2.5) is the tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half microns or less in width. PM 2.5 can be caused by burning fossil fuels, tyre wear and brake dust from cars and even weather variations. Data for PM 2.5 is less accurate at the local level and relies upon modelling due to a lack of national sensors.

LSOAs (Lower-layer Super Output Areas) are small areas designed to be of a similar population size, with an average of approximately 1,500 residents or 650 households. They are used to form the basis of the census.

WHO PM2.5 guidelines: PM 2.5 concentrations of 5 μg/m3 annual average.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution district councils

Councils with penalty marks

164 district councils

Councils without penalty marks

0 district councils

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Adur District Council
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-0.32/0
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Amber Valley Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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Arun District Council
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-0.32/0
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Ashfield District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Ashford Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Babergh District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Basildon Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Bassetlaw District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Blaby District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Bolsover District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Borough of Broxbourne
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Boston Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Braintree District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Breckland District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Brentwood Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Broadland District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Bromsgrove District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Broxtowe Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Burnley Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Cambridge City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Cannock Chase District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Canterbury City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Castle Point Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Charnwood Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Chelmsford City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Cheltenham Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Cherwell District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Chesterfield Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Chichester District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Chorley Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
City of Lincoln Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Colchester Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Cotswold District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Crawley Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Dacorum Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Dartford Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Derbyshire Dales District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Dover District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Eastbourne Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Cambridgeshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Devon District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Hampshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Hertfordshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Eastleigh Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Lindsey District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Staffordshire Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
East Suffolk Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Elmbridge Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Epping Forest District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Erewash Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Exeter City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Fareham Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Fenland District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Forest of Dean District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Fylde Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Gedling Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Gloucester City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Gosport Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Gravesham Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Guildford Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Harborough District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Harlow Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Hart District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Hastings Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Havant Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Hertsmere Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
High Peak Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Horsham District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Huntingdonshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Hyndburn Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Ipswich Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Lancaster City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Lewes District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Lichfield District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Maidstone Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Maldon District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Malvern Hills District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Mansfield District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Melton Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Mid Devon District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Mid Suffolk District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Mid Sussex District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Mole Valley District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Newark and Sherwood District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
New Forest District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North Devon Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North East Derbyshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North Hertfordshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North Kesteven District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North Norfolk District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North Warwickshire Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
North West Leicestershire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Norwich City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Oxford City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Pendle Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Preston City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Redditch Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Ribble Valley Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Rochford District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Rossendale Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Rother District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Rugby Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Runnymede Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Rushcliffe Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Rushmoor Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Sevenoaks District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Cambridgeshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Derbyshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Hams District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Holland District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Kesteven District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Norfolk District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Oxfordshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Ribble Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
South Staffordshire Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Spelthorne Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Stafford Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
St Albans City and District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Stevenage Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Stroud District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Surrey Heath Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Swale Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Tamworth Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Tandridge District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Teignbridge District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Tendring District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Test Valley Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Tewkesbury Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Thanet District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Three Rivers District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Torridge District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Uttlesford District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Vale of White Horse District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Warwick District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Watford Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Waverley Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Wealden District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Welwyn Hatfield Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
West Devon Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
West Lancashire Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
West Lindsey District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
West Oxfordshire District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
West Suffolk Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Winchester City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Woking Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Worcester City Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Worthing Borough Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Wychavon District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Wyre Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0
Wyre Forest District Council
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-0.32/0
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-0.32/0