2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have a sustainable food strategy?

Question code
7.4a
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Food Strategy
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the strategy or work plan covers the whole council area (sometimes called place-based) and includes sections on sustainable food or the climate impacts of food.
The strategy must cover 6 months or more.

Clarifications

The strategy is not valid for a mark if it only focuses on council only operations, or only focuses on healthy eating and obesity.

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

134 district councils

1 point

30 district councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

district councils

1919
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Arun District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Charnwood Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cheltenham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cherwell District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Chichester District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Eastbourne Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
East Devon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Gloucester City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Harborough District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Horsham District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Ipswich Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Lewes District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Oxford City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Rugby Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
South Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
St Albans City and District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Torridge District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Vale of White Horse District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Wealden District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
West Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Adur District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Amber Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Ashfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Babergh District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Basildon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bassetlaw District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blaby District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bolsover District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Borough of Broxbourne
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Boston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Braintree District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Breckland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Brentwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Broadland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Broxtowe Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Burnley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cannock Chase District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Canterbury City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Castle Point Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Chelmsford City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Chesterfield Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Chorley Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Colchester Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Cotswold District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Crawley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Dacorum Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Dartford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Dover District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
East Hampshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
East Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Eastleigh Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
East Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Elmbridge Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Epping Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Erewash Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Exeter City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Fenland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Forest of Dean District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Fylde Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gosport Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gravesham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Harlow Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Hart District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hastings Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Havant Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hertsmere Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Huntingdonshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Lichfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maldon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Malvern Hills District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mansfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Melton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Suffolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Mole Valley District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
New Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
North East Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
North Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
North Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
North Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Pendle Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Preston City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Redditch Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rochford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Rossendale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rother District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Runnymede Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rushmoor Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Hams District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Holland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Ribble Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Spelthorne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Stafford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Stevenage Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Stroud District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Tamworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Teignbridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Tendring District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Thanet District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Three Rivers District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Uttlesford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Warwick District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Watford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Waverley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Devon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
West Lancashire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
West Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Winchester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Woking Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Worcester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
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0/1--No evidence found