2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council published an up to date and easy-to-read annual report on their Climate Action Plan?

Question code
6.2b
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Published Annual report
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Points awarded for each of the following criteria:
- The council has published an annual report since 1st January 2023
- The annual report is easy to read
- The annual report includes reporting on progress towards the council's climate action plan SMART targets.

Clarifications

We have chosen the date 1st of January 2023 to ensure that the report is being issued on a yearly basis, while allowing for some delays.

"Easy to read" will be defined as clearly meant for public reading, and may include features such as a contents page, an executive summary, definitions for acronyms or complex language, simple English wherever possible, and graphics or tables to aid comprehension and navigation.

Scottish councils are obliged to publish statutory annual reports which will meet the criteria for an annual report, but they must release a more easy-to-read version with reference to SMART targets for further points.

Question performance

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Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Angus Council
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Argyll and Bute Council
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Bath and North East Somerset Council
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Birmingham City Council
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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Blackpool Borough Council
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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
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Bracknell Forest Council
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Brighton and Hove City 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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Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
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Cornwall Council (Unitary)
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Darlington Borough Council
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Denbighshire County Council
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Dorset Council
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Durham County Council
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East Dunbartonshire Council3/3▲ 1
East Lothian Council
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Gwynedd County Council
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3/3
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Isle of Anglesey County Council
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London Borough of Barnet
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London Borough of Bromley
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London Borough of Camden
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London Borough of Ealing
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London Borough of Enfield
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London Borough of Hackney
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
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London Borough of Haringey
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London Borough of Harrow
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3/3▲ 3
London Borough of Havering
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3/3
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London Borough of Hounslow
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London Borough of Islington
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London Borough of Islington
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London Borough of Lewisham
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London Borough of Merton
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London Borough of Redbridge
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3/3
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3/3▲ 1
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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3/3
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3/3▲ 1
London Borough of Southwark
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3/3
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London Borough of Sutton
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3/3
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London Borough of Waltham Forest3/3--
London Borough of Wandsworth
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3/3
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3/3▲ 1
Luton Borough Council
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3/3
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Manchester City Council
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3/3
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Medway Council
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Milton Keynes
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
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Newport City Council
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3/3▲ 1
North Northamptonshire Council
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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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3/3
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Northumberland Council
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Plymouth City Council
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Redcar and Cleveland Council
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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
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Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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Sheffield City Council
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
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South Tyneside Council
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3/3
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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council3/3▲ 3
Torbay Council
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Torfaen County Borough Council
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Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
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West Berkshire Council
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West Northamptonshire Council
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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Wiltshire Council
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Wirral Council
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Wokingham Borough Council
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3/3
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Bedford Borough Council
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
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Buckinghamshire Council2/3--
Central Bedfordshire Council2/3▼ -1
Ceredigion County Council
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2/3
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Cheshire West and Chester Council
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2/3
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City of Edinburgh Council
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2/3
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Cumberland Council2/3NA
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 2
Dumfries and Galloway Council
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2/3
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East Renfrewshire Council
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2/3
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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2/3
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Falkirk Council
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2/3
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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2/3
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Glasgow City Council
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2/3
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Herefordshire Council
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2/3▼ -1
Leeds City Council
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2/3
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Leicester City Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 2
London Borough of Croydon
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London Borough of Hillingdon
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North East Lincolnshire Council
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North Lanarkshire Council
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North Somerset Council
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North Yorkshire Council
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Nottingham City Council
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2/3▼ -1
Perth and Kinross Council
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Peterborough City Council
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2/3▲ 1
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
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2/3
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Salford City Council2/3▼ -1
Shetland Islands Council
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2/3
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2/3▼ -1
Shropshire Council - Unitary2/3--
South Gloucestershire Council2/3--
South Lanarkshire Council
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2/3
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2/3▼ -1
Stirling Council2/3--
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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2/3
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2/3▼ -1
Sunderland City Council
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2/3
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2/3▼ -1
Swindon Borough Council
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2/3
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2/3▼ -1
Telford & Wrekin Council
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2/3
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The Moray Council
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2/3
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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 2
Warrington Borough Council
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2/3
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2/3▲ 2
West Lothian Council2/3--
Aberdeenshire Council1/3--
Clackmannanshire Council
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1/3
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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1/3
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Conwy County Borough Council
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1/3
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1/3▼ -1
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
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1/3
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1/3▲ 1
Flintshire County Council
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1/3
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1/3▼ -2
Inverclyde Council
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1/3
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1/3▼ -2
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
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Midlothian Council
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1/3▼ -1
North Ayrshire Council
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1/3
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Orkney Islands Council
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1/3
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1/3▲ 1
Renfrewshire Council
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1/3
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Scottish Borders Council
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1/3
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▼ 1

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1/3▼ -1
South Ayrshire Council
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1/3
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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

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1/3▼ -1
The Highland Council
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1/3
2023 Difference
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West Dunbartonshire Council1/3--
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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0/3
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bridgend County Borough Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria
City of York Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Coventry City Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Derby City Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3No evidence found
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1No evidence found
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fife Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2No evidence found
Isles of Scilly
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0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3No evidence found
Kirklees Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Lambeth
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
London Borough of Newham
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0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3No evidence found
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3No evidence found
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Lincolnshire Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Pembrokeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Powys County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3No evidence found
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Slough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
0/3NANo evidence found
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
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0/3--No evidence found
Westminster City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
0/3NANo evidence found
Wolverhampton City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -2No evidence found