2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have a sustainable food strategy?

Question code
7.4a
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Food Strategy
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the strategy or work plan covers the whole council area (sometimes called place-based) and includes sections on sustainable food or the climate impacts of food.
The strategy must cover 6 months or more.

Clarifications

The strategy is not valid for a mark if it only focuses on council only operations, or only focuses on healthy eating and obesity.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution district councils

0 points

134 district councils

1 point

30 district 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 district councils

1919
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence district councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Arun District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cheltenham Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cherwell District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Chichester District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
City of Lincoln Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
East Devon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Harborough District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
Lewes District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1--
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
South Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
St Albans City and District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Vale of White Horse District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Wealden District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
West Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Adur District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Amber Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Ashfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Babergh District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Basildon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bassetlaw District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Blaby District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bolsover District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Borough of Broxbourne
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Boston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Braintree District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Breckland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Brentwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Broadland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Broxtowe Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Burnley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cannock Chase District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Canterbury City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Castle Point Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Chelmsford City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Chesterfield Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Chorley Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Colchester Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cotswold District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Crawley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dacorum Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dartford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dover District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Hampshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Eastleigh Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Elmbridge Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Epping Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Erewash Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Exeter City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Fenland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Forest of Dean District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Fylde Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gosport Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gravesham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Harlow Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hart District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hastings Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Havant Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hertsmere Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Huntingdonshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Lichfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Maidstone Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maldon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Malvern Hills District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mansfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Melton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Suffolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Mole Valley District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
New Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North East Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Pendle Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Preston City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Redditch Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rochford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rossendale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rother District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Runnymede Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rushmoor Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Hams District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Holland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Ribble Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Spelthorne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stafford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stevenage Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Stroud District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tamworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Teignbridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tendring District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Thanet District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Three Rivers District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Uttlesford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Warwick District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Watford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Waverley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Devon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Lancashire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Winchester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Woking Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Worcester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found