2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Is the council working in partnership with cultural institutions and organisations to encourage decarbonisation within culture and arts locally?

Question code
6.8
Section
Collaboration & Engagement
Topic
Partnerships - Culture
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if there is a partnership between the council and local sports, arts and cultural partnerships, provided the partnership includes any one of the following: funding for climate work, evidence of co-creation with community groups, the decarbonisation of cultural buildings including targets, initiatives that encourage behaviour change such as sustainable travel incentives, or a focus on climate justice.

Clarifications

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Points distribution single tier councils

0 points

78 single tier councils

1 point

108 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

3838
councils scored higher in 2025
1919
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence single tier councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Aberdeenshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bedford Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Birmingham City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Blackpool Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Bracknell Forest Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Brighton and Hove City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Bristol City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Buckinghamshire Council1/1--
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Central Bedfordshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Ceredigion County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cheshire East Council (Unitary)
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
City of Edinburgh Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
City of London
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Conwy County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Dorset Council1/1--
Dundee City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Durham County Council1/1--
East Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
East Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Fife Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Flintshire County Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Glasgow City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Halton Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Herefordshire Council1/1--
Inverclyde Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Isle of Wight Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Isles of Scilly
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Kirklees Council1/1▲ 1
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Leeds City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Leicester City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Liverpool City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Barnet
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Brent1/1--
London Borough of Bromley
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Camden
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Havering
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Islington1/1--
London Borough of Lambeth
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Lewisham
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Merton1/1--
London Borough of Newham
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Redbridge
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Southwark
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
London Borough of Wandsworth
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Manchester City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Medway Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Midlothian Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Newport City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North East Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Somerset Council1/1--
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Northumberland Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1NA
Nottingham City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Orkney Islands Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Pembrokeshire County Council1/1▲ 1
Perth and Kinross Council1/1--
Plymouth City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Portsmouth City Council1/1--
Reading Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council1/1--
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Shetland Islands Council1/1--
Somerset Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/1NA
Southampton City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
South Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
South Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Sunderland City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council1/1--
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Warrington Borough Council1/1--
West Dunbartonshire Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Westminster City Council1/1--
Westmorland and Furness Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference

Evidence

1/1NA
Wiltshire Council1/1--
Wirral Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Aberdeen City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Angus Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Bridgend County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cardiff Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Carmarthenshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
City of York Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Clackmannanshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Cumberland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
0/1NANo evidence found
Darlington Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Denbighshire County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Derby City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Falkirk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gwynedd County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hartlepool Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Bexley
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Croydon
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Enfield
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Hackney
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
London Borough of Hillingdon
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
London Borough of Hounslow
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Luton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Milton Keynes
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
North Ayrshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Lanarkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Lincolnshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Peterborough City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Powys County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Renfrewshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rutland County Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Salford City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Scottish Borders Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sheffield City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Shropshire Council - Unitary
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Slough Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Gloucestershire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Tyneside Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Swansea City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Swindon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Telford & Wrekin Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
The Highland Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
The Moray Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Thurrock Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Torbay Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Torfaen County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Berkshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lothian Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Northamptonshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wokingham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wolverhampton City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wrexham County Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found