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

128 single tier councils

1 point

32 single tier councils

2 points

18 single tier councils

3 points

8 single tier councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

single tier councils

3636
councils scored higher in 2025
1414
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
London Borough of Haringey
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 3
London Borough of Merton
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 1
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

3/3--
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
3/3
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/3▲ 2
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
City of London
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Denbighshire County Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Glasgow City Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Herefordshire Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
London Borough of Hackney
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/3--
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
South Tyneside Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
West Berkshire Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

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

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference

Evidence

2/3NA
Wiltshire Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 1
Wirral Council
Score 2025
2/3
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/3▲ 2
Argyll and Bute Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Blackpool Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
City of York Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Coventry City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Dorset Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Flintshire County Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
London Borough of Ealing
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
London Borough of Harrow
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
London Borough of Hounslow
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
London Borough of Islington
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
London Borough of Sutton
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
London Borough of Wandsworth
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Monmouthshire County Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
North Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/3NA
Perth and Kinross Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Peterborough City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Shetland Islands Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
Slough Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Stirling Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/3▲ 1
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/3▼ -1
Aberdeen City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Aberdeenshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Angus Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Birmingham City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Brighton and Hove City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Buckinghamshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
0/3NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derby City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
0/3NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Durham County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fife Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Inverclyde Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kirklees Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leeds City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Brent
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Bromley
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Croydon
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Hillingdon
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Medway Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newport City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nottingham City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Pembrokeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Portsmouth City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Powys County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -3Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Salford City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Scottish Borders Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sheffield City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Shropshire Council - Unitary
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Somerset Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
0/3NAEvidence doesn't meet criteria
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Gloucestershire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sunderland City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
The Highland Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
The Moray Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Torbay Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Torfaen County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Warrington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/3▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wolverhampton City Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--No response from FOI
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/3
2023 Difference
--
0/3--Evidence doesn't meet criteria