2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council published an up to date and easy-to-read annual report on their Climate Action Plan?

Question code: 6.2b
Section: Collaboration & Engagement
Topic: Published Annual report
Source: Volunteer Research
Question weight: Medium

Criteria

Points awarded for each of the following criteria:
- The council has published an annual report since 1st January 2023
- The annual report is easy to read
- The annual report includes reporting on progress towards the council's climate action plan SMART targets.

Clarifications

We have chosen the date 1st of January 2023 to ensure that the report is being issued on a yearly basis, while allowing for some delays.

"Easy to read" will be defined as clearly meant for public reading, and may include features such as a contents page, an executive summary, definitions for acronyms or complex language, simple English wherever possible, and graphics or tables to aid comprehension and navigation.

Scottish councils are obliged to publish statutory annual reports which will meet the criteria for an annual report, but they must release a more easy-to-read version with reference to SMART targets for further points.

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Northern Ireland County District Single Tier

0 points

3 county councils

7 in 2023

▼-4

1 point

0 county councils

2 in 2023

▼-2

2 points

7 county councils

3 in 2023

▲4

3 points

11 county councils

9 in 2023

▲2

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

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77

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44

councils scored lower in 2025

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Council	Score	Difference2023	Evidence
Cambridgeshire County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference ▲ 3 Evidence cambridgeshire.cmis.uk.com	3/3	▲ 2	cambridgeshire.cmis.uk.com
Derbyshire County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference ▲ 3 Evidence democracy.derbyshire.gov.uk derbyshire.gov.uk	3/3	▲ 2	democracy.derbyshire.gov.uk derbyshire.gov.uk
Devon County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence devon.gov.uk	3/3	--	devon.gov.uk
East Sussex County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence eastsussex.gov.uk eastsussex.gov.uk	3/3	--	eastsussex.gov.uk eastsussex.gov.uk
Essex County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence essex.gov.uk	3/3	--	essex.gov.uk
Gloucestershire County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk	3/3	--	glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Kent County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence kent.gov.uk kent.gov.uk kent.gov.uk kent.gov.uk	3/3	--	kent.gov.uk kent.gov.uk kent.gov.uk kent.gov.uk
Leicestershire County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence leicestershire.gov.uk leicestershire.gov.uk leicestershire.gov.uk	3/3	--	leicestershire.gov.uk leicestershire.gov.uk leicestershire.gov.uk
Norfolk County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference ▲ 3 Evidence norfolk.gov.uk	3/3	▲ 3	norfolk.gov.uk
West Sussex County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference ▲ 3 Evidence westsussex.gov.uk	3/3	▲ 3	westsussex.gov.uk
Worcestershire County Council Score 2025 3/3 2023 Difference ▲ 3 Evidence worcestershire.gov.uk	3/3	▲ 3	worcestershire.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence democracy.hants.gov.uk	2/3	--	democracy.hants.gov.uk
Lincolnshire County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk	2/3	▲ 2	lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk
Nottinghamshire County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference ▼ 2 Evidence plan.nottinghamshire.gov.uk nottinghamshire.gov.uk	2/3	▼ -1	plan.nottinghamshire.gov.uk nottinghamshire.gov.uk
Oxfordshire County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference ▼ 2 Evidence mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk	2/3	▼ -1	mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference ▼ 2 Evidence staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.gov.uk	2/3	▼ -1	staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.gov.uk
Suffolk County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence greensuffolk.org suffolk.gov.uk suffolk.gov.uk	2/3	▲ 2	greensuffolk.org suffolk.gov.uk suffolk.gov.uk
Surrey County Council Score 2025 2/3 2023 Difference -- Evidence surreycc.gov.uk surreycc.gov.uk surreycc.gov.uk surreycc.gov.uk	2/3	--	surreycc.gov.uk surreycc.gov.uk surreycc.gov.uk surreycc.gov.uk
Hertfordshire County Council Score 2025 0/3 2023 Difference ▼ 0	0/3	▼ -2	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lancashire County Council Score 2025 0/3 2023 Difference --	0/3	--	No evidence found
Warwickshire County Council Score 2025 0/3 2023 Difference --	0/3	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria