Question · Action Scorecards 2025
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
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.
Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest Council | 3/3 | ▲ 3 | |
| Bristol City Council | 3/3 | -- | |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/3 | ▲ 3 | |
| London Borough of Barnet | 3/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Haringey | 3/3 | ▲ 3 | |
| London Borough of Merton | 3/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 3/3 | -- | |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | 2/3 | -- | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| City of London | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Denbighshire County Council | 2/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| Glasgow City Council | 2/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| Herefordshire Council | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Leicester City Council | 2/3 | -- | |
| London Borough of Hackney | 2/3 | -- | |
| London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | 2/3 | -- | |
| London Borough of Lambeth | 2/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| London Borough of Redbridge | 2/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| London Borough of Waltham Forest | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Tyneside Council | 2/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| West Berkshire Council | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Westminster City Council | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Westmorland and Furness Council | 2/3 | NA | |
| Wiltshire Council | 2/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Wirral Council | 2/3 | ▲ 2 | |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Blackpool Borough Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| City of York Council | 1/3 | ▼ -1 | |
| Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 1/3 | -- | |
| Coventry City Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Dorset Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Durham County Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Flintshire County Council | 1/3 | ▼ -1 | |
| Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Isles of Scilly | 1/3 | -- | |
| London Borough of Ealing | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Harrow | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Hounslow | 1/3 | -- | |
| London Borough of Islington | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Southwark | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Sutton | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| London Borough of Wandsworth | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Manchester City Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| North Yorkshire Council | 1/3 | NA | |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 1/3 | ▼ -1 | |
| Peterborough City Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Plymouth City Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Renfrewshire Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Shetland Islands Council | 1/3 | -- | |
| Slough Borough Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Stirling Council | 1/3 | ▲ 1 | |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 1/3 | ▼ -1 | |
Aberdeen City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Aberdeenshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Angus Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bath and North East Somerset Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bedford Borough Council
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Birmingham City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bridgend County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Brighton and Hove City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Buckinghamshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Caerphilly County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cardiff Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Carmarthenshire County Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Ceredigion County Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cheshire West and Chester Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Clackmannanshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Conwy County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Cumberland Council
| 0/3 | NA | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Darlington Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Derby City Council
| 0/3 | NA | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dundee City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Ayrshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Dunbartonshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Lothian Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Renfrewshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Falkirk Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Fife Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gwynedd County Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Halton Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hartlepool Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Inverclyde Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Isle of Wight Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Kirklees Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Leeds City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Liverpool City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bexley
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Brent
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bromley
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
London Borough of Camden
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Croydon
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Enfield
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Havering
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Hillingdon
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Lewisham
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Newham
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Luton Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Medway Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Middlesbrough Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Midlothian Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Milton Keynes
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newport City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Ayrshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Lanarkshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Lincolnshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Northamptonshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Somerset Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Northumberland Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Nottingham City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Orkney Islands Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Pembrokeshire County Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Portsmouth City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Powys County Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Reading Borough Council
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Redcar and Cleveland Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Greenwich
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
| 0/3 | ▼ -3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rutland County Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Salford City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Scottish Borders Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sheffield City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Shropshire Council - Unitary
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Somerset Council
| 0/3 | NA | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Southampton City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Ayrshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Gloucestershire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Lanarkshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sunderland City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Swansea City Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Swindon Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Telford & Wrekin Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
The Highland Council
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
The Moray Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Thurrock Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Torbay Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Torfaen County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Vale of Glamorgan Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Warrington Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Dunbartonshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lothian Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Northamptonshire Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wokingham Borough Council
| 0/3 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wolverhampton City Council
| 0/3 | -- | No response from FOI |
Wrexham County Borough Council
| 0/3 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |