2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

What percentage of the council's overall staff work on implementing their Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects?

Question code
4.8
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Staff time on climate action
Source
FOI
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Three-tier criteria
Criteria met if there are multiple staff members employed on 3 days a week or more to be working on the council's Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects equating to a given % of the overall council staff team.

First tier criteria met if more than or equal to 0.5% but less than 1% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

Second tier criteria met if more than or equal to 1% but less than 2% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

Third tier criteria met if more than or equal to 2% of council staff work on implementing a councils' Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects

Clarifications

Staff is defined as all directly employed council staff (excluding sub/contractors and agency staff). We accept contractors for the role of biodiversity planning officer as long as they are equivalent to 3 days or more per week.

Question performance

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

7 Northern Irish councils

1 point

3 Northern Irish councils

2 points

1 Northern Irish council

3 points

0 Northern Irish councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

Northern Irish councils

33
councils scored higher in 2025
00
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria