2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council lobbied the government for climate action?

Question code
6.3
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Councils lobbying government
Source
FOI
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has sent a letter or had a meeting with national or devolved governments calling for the government to take further action, or asking for councils to receive more funding, powers and climate resources to take climate action since 1st January 2023.

The criteria will be met if councils have worked on specific, climate-related issues, provided climate is cited as a reason to take action. For example, asking for measures to improve local bus provision will meet the criteria if reducing carbon emissions is cited as a reason to do so.

Clarifications

We have chosen the date 1st of January 2023 to ensure that any lobbying has been recent and continued, rather than once every few years.

The criteria will be met if councils have worked on specific, climate-related issues, provided climate is cited as a reason to take action. For example, asking for measures to improve local bus provision will meet the criteria if reducing carbon emissions is cited as a reason to do so.

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

7 county councils

1 point

14 county councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

county councils

66
councils scored higher in 2025
44
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

-- No change
NA New question (not in previous scorecards)
CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Derbyshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Devon County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Sussex County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Essex County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Surrey County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cambridgeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kent County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria