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.

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Points distribution single tier councils

0 points

126 single tier councils

1 point

34 single tier councils

2 points

18 single tier councils

3 points

8 single tier councils

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.

Rising and falling single tier councils

3636
councils scored higher in 2025
1212
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence single tier councils

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--
Durham County 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
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
1/3
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/3--
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
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
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