2023 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2023

Does the council turn off or dim their street light network to reduce light pollution?

Question code
5.6
Section
Biodiversity
Topic
Light Pollution
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if any area of the local authority that has been deemed safe to do so has dimmed street lighting or part night lighting.

Clarifications

Part night lighting is where councils switch off street lights for part of the night in certain areas. Typically areas with increased risk, such as in the vicinity of pedestrian crossings or with higher nighttime use, will be exempted for safety reasons.
Dimming street lighting is where a council will dim street lights for some or all of the night in certain areas, with similar safety exemptions typically in place. LED lights are brighter for the same energy use so have a higher impact on insect populations unless dimmed. Smart dimming street lights, which are dimmer as standard but increase brightness when motion or sound is detected will also be included.

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Aberdeen City Council
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Angus Council
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Bedford Borough Council
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council1/1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
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Bracknell Forest Council
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Bristol City Council
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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
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Caerphilly County Borough Council
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Cardiff Council
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Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
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City of Edinburgh Council
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City of London
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Clackmannanshire Council
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1/1
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Cornwall Council (Unitary)
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1/1
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Denbighshire County Council
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1/1
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Derby City Council
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1/1
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Dorset Council
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Dumfries and Galloway Council
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1/1
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Durham County Council
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Flintshire County Council
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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Hartlepool Borough Council
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Herefordshire Council
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Isles of Scilly
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Leeds City Council
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Leicester City Council
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London Borough of Barnet
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London Borough of Bromley
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London Borough of Hounslow
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London Borough of Lewisham1/1
London Borough of Merton
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1/1
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1/1
Luton Borough Council
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1/1
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Medway Council
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1/1
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Milton Keynes
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1/1
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Monmouthshire County Council
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1/1
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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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1/1
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Newport City Council
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1/1
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North Somerset Council
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1/1
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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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1/1
Northumberland Council
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1/1
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1/1
Nottingham City Council
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1/1
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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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1/1
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Pembrokeshire County Council
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1/1
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1/1
Perth and Kinross Council
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1/1
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Peterborough City Council
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1/1
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Plymouth City Council
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1/1
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1/1
Portsmouth City Council
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1/1
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1/1
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2023
1/1
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1/1
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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1/1
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1/1
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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1/1
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1/1
Rutland County Council
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1/1
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1/1
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
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1/1
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1/1
Scottish Borders Council
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1/1
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1/1
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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1/1
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1/1
Sheffield City Council
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1/1
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1/1
Shetland Islands Council
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1/1
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1/1
Shropshire Council - Unitary
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1/1
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Slough Borough Council
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1/1
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Southampton City Council
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South Gloucestershire Council
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South Lanarkshire Council
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Stirling Council
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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Sunderland City Council
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Telford & Wrekin Council
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The Highland Council
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The Moray Council
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Torbay Council
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Torfaen County Borough Council
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1/1
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Vale of Glamorgan Council
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1/1
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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
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1/1
West Berkshire Council
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1/1
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Westminster City Council
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1/1
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Wiltshire Council
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Wirral Council
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Wokingham Borough Council
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Wolverhampton City Council
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Wrexham County Borough Council
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1/1
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Aberdeenshire Council
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0/1No
Argyll and Bute Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Bath and North East Somerset Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Birmingham City Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Blackpool Borough Council
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0/1No
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Bridgend County Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Brighton and Hove City Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Buckinghamshire Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Central Bedfordshire Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Cheshire West and Chester Council
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0/1
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0/1No
City of York Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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0/1
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0/1No
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Coventry City Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Dundee City Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
East Ayrshire Council
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0/1
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0/1No
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
East Lothian Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Falkirk Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Fife Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Glasgow City Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Halton Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Inverclyde Council
Score 2023
0/1
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0/1No
Isle of Anglesey County Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Isle of Wight Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Kirklees Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Liverpool City Council
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Bexley
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Brent
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Camden
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Croydon
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Ealing
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Enfield
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Hackney
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Haringey
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Harrow
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Havering
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Hillingdon
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Islington
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Lambeth
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Newham
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Redbridge
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Southwark
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Sutton
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Waltham Forest
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0/1
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0/1No
London Borough of Wandsworth
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0/1
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0/1No
Manchester City Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1No
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Midlothian Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Powys County Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Reading Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Salford City Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
South Tyneside Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Swansea City Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Thurrock Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
West Lothian Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2023
0/1
Difference
0/1No