2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

What percentage of the council's overall staff work on implementing their Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects?

Question code
4.8
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Staff time on climate action
Source
FOI
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Three-tier criteria
Criteria met if there are multiple staff members employed on 3 days a week or more to be working on the council's Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects equating to a given % of the overall council staff team.

First tier criteria met if more than or equal to 0.5% but less than 1% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

Second tier criteria met if more than or equal to 1% but less than 2% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

Third tier criteria met if more than or equal to 2% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects

Clarifications

Staff is defined as all directly employed council staff (excluding sub/contractors and agency staff). We accept contractors for the role of biodiversity planning officer as long as they are equivalent to 3 days or more per week.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution district councils

0 points

54 district councils

1 point

39 district councils

2 points

47 district councils

3 points

24 district councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling district councils

6161
councils scored higher in 2025
2222
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence district councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Babergh District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 2
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Broadland District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Broxtowe Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Cambridge City Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Chesterfield Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 2
East Devon District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
East Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Havant Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Lewes District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Mid Suffolk District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 2
North Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Oxford City Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Three Rivers District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Uttlesford District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Vale of White Horse District Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
West Devon Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
West Suffolk Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Cheltenham Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Chichester District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Colchester Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Cotswold District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Dartford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
East Hampshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
East Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Eastleigh Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Forest of Dean District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Hart District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Horsham District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Lancaster City Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Mole Valley District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
New Forest District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
North Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
North Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Norwich City Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Rochford District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Rossendale Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Rugby Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Runnymede Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
South Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
South Hams District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
South Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
South Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
South Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
St Albans City and District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Thanet District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Warwick District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
Watford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Waverley Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
Wealden District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
West Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
West Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Winchester City Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▼ 2

Evidence

2/3▼ -1
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
Arun District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Ashfield District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Basildon Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Boston Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Braintree District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Brentwood Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Canterbury City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Chorley Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
City of Lincoln Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Crawley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -2
Dacorum Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Dover District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Elmbridge Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Erewash Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Exeter City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Gravesham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Huntingdonshire District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Lichfield District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
North Devon Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
North East Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Pendle Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Rushmoor Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Sevenoaks District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
South Ribble Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Stevenage Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Stroud District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -2
Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
West Lancashire Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Worcester City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Wyre Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Wyre Forest District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Adur District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Amber Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2No response from FOI
Bassetlaw District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blaby District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bolsover District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Borough of Broxbourne
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Breckland District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Bromsgrove District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Burnley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cannock Chase District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Castle Point Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Charnwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chelmsford City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Cherwell District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Eastbourne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epping Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fenland District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Fylde Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Gloucester City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Gosport Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1No response from FOI
Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Harborough District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Harlow Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hastings Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hertsmere Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ipswich Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maldon District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Malvern Hills District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mansfield District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Melton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Preston City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Redditch Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Rother District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Holland District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Spelthorne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3No response from FOI
Stafford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Tamworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Teignbridge District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tendring District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Torridge District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Woking Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria