2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Is the council reporting on its own greenhouse gas emissions?

Question code
4.3a
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Emission data reduction
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the council is reporting its own emissions and fulfill all of the following:
- The council states whether they are using the Environmental Reporting Guidelines from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the GCoM Common Reporting Framework (CRF), the Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool (from the LGA), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Cities (Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories) to develop their inventory.
- The inventory must cover a continuous period of 12 months, either a calendar year or a financial year
- There must be data from at least two different years between or including 2019 and 2023
- The council must be measuring their own scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions

Clarifications

Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that an organisation owns or controls directly, such as fuel burnt from council vehicles.
Scope 2 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that an organisation produces indirectly when they purchase and use energy, such as the emissions created from the electricity the council buys to heat its offices.
Scope 3 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that are created indirectly in an organisations' supply chain, such as the emissions produced in making the computers or paper that the council buys. Scope 3 also includes any other emissions not within scope 1 and 2.

Question performance

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Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Amber Valley Borough Council
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Babergh District Council
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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Blaby District Council
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1/1
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Borough of Broxbourne
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1/1
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Breckland District Council
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1/1
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Broadland District Council
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1/1
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Broxtowe Borough Council
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1/1
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Cambridge City Council
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1/1
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Cheltenham Borough Council
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1/1
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Cherwell District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Chichester District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
City of Lincoln Council
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1/1
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Colchester Borough Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Cotswold District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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Dartford Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Derbyshire Dales District Council
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1/1
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Dover District Council
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1/1
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Eastbourne Borough Council
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1/1
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East Cambridgeshire District Council
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1/1
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Eastleigh Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
East Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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East Staffordshire Borough Council
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1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
East Suffolk Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
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1/1--
Exeter City Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Forest of Dean District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Gloucester City Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Gravesham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Harborough District Council
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1/1
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Harlow Council
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1/1
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Hart District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Hastings Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Ipswich Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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Evidence

1/1--
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Lancaster City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/1--
Lewes District Council1/1--
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/1--
Mid Suffolk District Council1/1--
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
New Forest District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
North Devon Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
North Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
North Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Norwich City Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Oxford City Council
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1/1
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Pendle Borough Council
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1/1
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Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Rother District Council1/1▲ 1
Runnymede Borough Council
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1/1
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Rushmoor Borough Council
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1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
South Cambridgeshire District Council
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1/1
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South Derbyshire District Council
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1/1
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South Hams District Council
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1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
South Holland District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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South Norfolk District Council1/1▲ 1
South Oxfordshire District Council
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1/1
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South Ribble Borough Council
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1/1
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St Albans City and District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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1/1
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Stroud District Council
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1/1
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Surrey Heath Borough Council
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1/1
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Teignbridge District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Tewkesbury Borough Council
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1/1
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Three Rivers District Council
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1/1
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Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
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Torridge District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Uttlesford District Council
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1/1
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Vale of White Horse District Council
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Warwick District Council
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Watford Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Waverley Borough Council
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1/1
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Wealden District Council1/1--
Welwyn Hatfield Council
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1/1
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West Devon Borough Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
West Lindsey District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
West Oxfordshire District Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
West Suffolk Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Winchester City Council
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1/1
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1/1▲ 1
Woking Borough Council
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1/1
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Worcester City Council
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1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Wyre Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Wyre Forest District Council
Score 2025
1/1
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▲ 1

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1/1▲ 1
Adur District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Arun District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashfield District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashford Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Basildon Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bassetlaw District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bolsover District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Boston Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Braintree District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Brentwood Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bromsgrove District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Burnley Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cannock Chase District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Canterbury City Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Castle Point Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Charnwood Borough Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chelmsford City Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chesterfield Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chorley Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Crawley Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dacorum Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Devon District Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Hampshire District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Hertfordshire District Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Elmbridge Borough Council
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0/1
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▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epping Forest District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Erewash Borough Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Fenland District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fylde Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gosport Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Havant Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Hertsmere Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Horsham District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Huntingdonshire District Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lichfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maldon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Malvern Hills District Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mansfield District Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Melton Borough Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mole Valley District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North East Derbyshire District Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Hertfordshire District Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
North Warwickshire Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Preston City Council
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0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Redditch Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rochford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rossendale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rugby Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Spelthorne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stafford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stevenage Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tamworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tendring District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Thanet District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
West Lancashire Borough Council
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0/1
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0/1--No evidence found
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria