2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council's ongoing engagement with residents include those most affected by climate change and climate action policy?

Question code
6.5b
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Representative residents engagement
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council's ongoing engagement (under 5a) specifically aims to engage those most affected by climate change and climate action policies.

Second tier criteria met if the council's climate action plan has undergone an equalities impact assessment to identify who is most affected by climate change and climate action policies.

Clarifications

Who is most affected by climate change and climate action policies depends on the local context. Therefore, this could include any community or group of people provided the council has specified they are more affected. For example, this may include people who live near rivers with increasing risk of flooding, or people with physical disabilities who can be affected by policies to reduce traffic and increase active travel such as clean air zones.

Question performance

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8 county councils

1 point

10 county councils

2 points

3 county councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

county councils

33
councils scored higher in 2025
44
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Devon County Council2/2--
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Surrey County Council2/2--
Cambridgeshire County Council1/2--
Derbyshire County Council1/2▲ 1
Essex County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Kent County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Oxfordshire County Council1/2--
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
East Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found