2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Is the council working with external partners or other councils to seek to influence national governments on climate action, or to learn about and share best practice on council climate action?

Question code
6.4
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Sharing Best practice between Councils
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council is a member of any one of the following organisations or has contributed to one case study of the following organisations.

Second tier criteria met if the council:
- is a member of 3 or more of the following organisations
- has contributed to case studies with 3 or more of the following organisations.
- any combination of the above.

Membership organisations:
- UK100 (Including the Countryside Climate Network)
- ADEPT
- Blueprint Coalition
- ICLEI
- Carbon Neutral Cities
- UK Green Building Council
- Sustainable Scotland Network
- Carbon Disclosure Project (including submitting to the CDP since 2019)

Case studies:
- Friends of the Earth & Ashden case studies
- LGA (Local Government Association) climate change case studies
- UK100 case studies
- WRAP case studies

Clarifications

Further networks or case studies may be added on a case basis if a comparable standard of quality is met.

Working with climate consultants, while important, will not be scored as part of this question.

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

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41 district councils

1 point

85 district councils

2 points

38 district councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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Adur District Council
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Ashford Borough Council
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Broadland District Council2/2--
Cambridge City Council
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Cheltenham Borough Council
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Cherwell District Council
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Colchester Borough Council
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Cotswold District Council
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Dacorum Council
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Derbyshire Dales District Council
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East Hertfordshire District Council
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2/2
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Eastleigh Borough Council
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2/2
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Exeter City Council
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2/2
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Lancaster City Council2/2--
Lewes District Council2/2--
Maldon District Council
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2/2
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Mid Devon District Council
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2/2
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New Forest District Council
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2/2
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North Devon Council
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2/2
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North Kesteven District Council
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2/2
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North Norfolk District Council
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Norwich City Council2/2--
Oxford City Council
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South Cambridgeshire District Council2/2--
South Hams District Council
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St Albans City and District Council
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Stevenage Borough Council2/2▲ 1
Stroud District Council2/2--
Swale Borough Council
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Tewkesbury Borough Council2/2▲ 1
Three Rivers District Council2/2--
Warwick District Council2/2--
Watford Borough Council
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2/2
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Welwyn Hatfield Council
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2/2
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West Lancashire Borough Council
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2/2
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2/2▲ 1
West Suffolk Council
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2/2
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2/2▲ 1
Winchester City Council
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2/2
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Worthing Borough Council
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Amber Valley Borough Council
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1/2▲ 1
Arun District Council
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1/2
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Ashfield District Council
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1/2
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Babergh District Council
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1/2
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1/2▼ -1
Basildon Borough Council
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1/2
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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1/2
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Bassetlaw District Council
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1/2
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▲ 1

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1/2▲ 1
Blaby District Council
Score 2025
1/2
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▲ 1

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1/2▲ 1
Bolsover District Council
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1/2
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Borough of Broxbourne
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1/2
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Braintree District Council
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1/2
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Brentwood Borough Council
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1/2
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Cannock Chase District Council
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1/2
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Canterbury City Council
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1/2
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Charnwood Borough Council
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1/2
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Chelmsford City Council
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1/2
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Chorley Council
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1/2
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1/2▼ -1
City of Lincoln Council
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1/2
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1/2▼ -1
Eastbourne Borough Council
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1/2
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East Hampshire District Council
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1/2
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East Lindsey District Council
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East Staffordshire Borough Council
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East Suffolk Council
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1/2
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Elmbridge Borough Council
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1/2
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Epping Forest District Council
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Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
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1/2
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Fareham Borough Council
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1/2
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Forest of Dean District Council
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1/2
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Gloucester City Council
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Guildford Borough Council
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Harlow Council
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Hart District Council
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Hastings Borough Council
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Havant Borough Council
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High Peak Borough Council
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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
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1/2
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Huntingdonshire District Council
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1/2
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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
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1/2
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Lichfield District Council
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1/2
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Mansfield District Council
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1/2
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Mid Suffolk District Council
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1/2
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Mole Valley District Council
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
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North East Derbyshire District Council
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North Hertfordshire District Council
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North Warwickshire Borough Council
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North West Leicestershire District Council
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1/2
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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
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1/2
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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
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1/2
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Preston City Council
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1/2
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Redditch Borough Council
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Rossendale Borough Council
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Rother District Council
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1/2
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1/2▼ -1
Rushcliffe Borough Council
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1/2
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Rushmoor Borough Council
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1/2
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Sevenoaks District Council
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South Derbyshire District Council
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South Kesteven District Council
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South Norfolk District Council
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South Oxfordshire District Council1/2--
South Ribble Borough Council
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South Staffordshire Council
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1/2
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Spelthorne Borough Council
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Stafford Borough Council
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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
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Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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Surrey Heath Borough Council
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Teignbridge District Council
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Tendring District Council
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Test Valley Borough Council
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Thanet District Council
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1/2
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Torridge District Council
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1/2
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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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1/2
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Uttlesford District Council
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1/2
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1/2▲ 1
Vale of White Horse District Council
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1/2
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1/2▼ -1
Waverley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
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1/2▲ 1
Wealden District Council
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1/2
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West Devon Borough Council
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1/2
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1/2▼ -1
West Lindsey District Council
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1/2
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West Oxfordshire District Council
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Woking Borough Council
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Worcester City Council
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1/2
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Wychavon District Council
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Wyre Council
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Wyre Forest District Council
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1/2
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1/2▲ 1
Boston Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Breckland District Council
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0/2--No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council
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0/2--No evidence found
Broxtowe Borough Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Burnley Borough Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Castle Point Borough Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chesterfield Borough Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Chichester District Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Crawley Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Dartford Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Dover District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Devon District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Erewash Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fenland District Council
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0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Score 2025
0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fylde Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -2No evidence found
Gosport Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Gravesham Borough Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Harborough District Council
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0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hertsmere Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Horsham District Council
Score 2025
0/2
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▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ipswich Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--No evidence found
Malvern Hills District Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Melton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Newark and Sherwood District Council
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0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Pendle Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
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0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--No evidence found
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rochford District Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Rugby Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Runnymede Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Holland District Council
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0/2
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0/2--No evidence found
Tamworth Borough Council
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0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
0/2
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria