2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have an ongoing way for residents to influence the implementation of the council's Climate Action Plan?

Question code
6.5a
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Residents engagement
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council has established a way for residents to influence the implementation of the council's climate action. This may be through:
- a community engagement group
- introducing community, resident or activist representation on a council climate change committee/group
- convening or using a local climate action network to improve the implementation of their climate action plan
- broader forms of community engagement work such as a series of workshops across the area for different groups of residents.

Second tier criteria met if there is an overarching framework such as a dedicated climate public engagement plan to inform this work.

Clarifications

The way that councils engage with residents can include time bound engagement work such as climate assemblies provided they have been held since 1st January 2023. This is to ensure that the work is ongoing.

Question performance

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93 district councils

1 point

47 district councils

2 points

24 district councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

district councils

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Boston Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
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Broxtowe Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
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Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Cheltenham Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Chesterfield Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
City of Lincoln Council2/2--
East Hampshire District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
East Suffolk Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Exeter City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

2/2--
Gosport Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Hart District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Hastings Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Horsham District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Lancaster City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Maldon District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Melton Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
North Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 2
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Warwick District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Watford Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/2▲ 1
Worcester City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Ashford Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Babergh District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Cambridge City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Cannock Chase District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Canterbury City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Dover District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
East Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Eastleigh Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Elmbridge Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Epping Forest District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Folkestone and Hythe District Council1/2▼ -1
Gravesham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Harborough District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Huntingdonshire District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Malvern Hills District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
North Devon Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Pendle Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Preston City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Redditch Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Rother District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Runnymede Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Rushmoor Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
South Cambridgeshire District Council1/2▲ 1
South Derbyshire District Council1/2▼ -1
South Hams District Council1/2--
South Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
South Oxfordshire District Council1/2--
Stafford Borough Council1/2--
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council1/2--
Stevenage Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Stroud District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Torridge District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council1/2--
Vale of White Horse District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Waverley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Welwyn Hatfield Council1/2▲ 1
West Devon Borough Council1/2▼ -1
West Lancashire Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
West Oxfordshire District Council1/2--
Winchester City Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Woking Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/2▼ -1
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Wyre Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Wyre Forest District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/2--
Adur District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Amber Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Arun District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashfield District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Basildon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bassetlaw District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blaby District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bolsover District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Borough of Broxbourne
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Braintree District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Breckland District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Brentwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Broadland District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Burnley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Castle Point Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Charnwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chelmsford City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cherwell District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chichester District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chorley Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Colchester Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Cotswold District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Crawley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Dacorum Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dartford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Eastbourne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Devon District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--No evidence found
East Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Erewash Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fenland District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Forest of Dean District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fylde Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gloucester City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Harlow Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Havant Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hertsmere Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Ipswich Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lewes District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lichfield District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mansfield District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
Mid Suffolk District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Mole Valley District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
New Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North East Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Norwich City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oxford City Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rochford District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Rossendale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Rugby Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
South Holland District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
South Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Ribble Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Spelthorne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1No evidence found
St Albans City and District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tamworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Teignbridge District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tendring District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Thanet District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Three Rivers District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Uttlesford District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wealden District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--No evidence found
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
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0/2--No evidence found