Fife Council
Scotlandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#32 of 69Fife Council has passed 4 plant-based food transition actions. Many actions have been discussed but not formally decided — a gap between proposals and delivery. Insufficient public-facing documents to assess communications vs delivery alignment. No public forum or petition data found — pressure cannot be assessed. The trajectory is improving — more recent decisions support plant-based transition than older ones.
Total impact score
15.86
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
20
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
0.79
Meetings processed: 350 · Evidence spans: 32
Behaviour profile
Stalled
↗ Improving
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GreenWash alignment
–
Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
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Public demand vs council response
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Since last snapshot:Behaviour:Inconsistent↘Stalled
Data coverage·170 meetings·195 docs·last: May 2026
Council behaviour profile
Stalled- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition0 signals
- Commitments dropped0 actions
Based on formal council meeting records
Alignment: Actions vs Public Claims
Insufficient dataFewer than 2 public-facing documents found — not enough data to compute an alignment index.
Based on 0 public-facing documents
Public Pressure vs Council Response
Insufficient dataNo public forum or petition documents found — not enough data to measure public pressure.
Based on 0 public pressure documents (public forum packs, petitions)
Scored actions
Click an action to see scoring breakdown and evidence snippets.
| Action | Category | Stance | Body | Mentions | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)action 6View action page → | Governance & Strategy | Supporting | council | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategyaction 13View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Supporting | councilEnvironment, Transportation & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)action 62View action page → | Community Land & Ownership: RESTORE | Supporting | a further paper be brought back to the Cabinet CommitteeDecision The CommitteeEXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS Decision The Committee+3 | 1 | — |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | Cabinet CommitteeEnvironment, Transportation & Climate Change Scrutiny CommitteeFife Council+1 | 18 | 28 May 2026 |
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsaction 58View action page → | Climate Adaptation & Nature-Based Solutions: RESTORE | Neutral | Cabinet CommitteeEnvironment, Transportation & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 12 Nov 2024 |
Adopt plant-forward / plant-based procurement policyaction 37View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Neutral | council | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)action 20View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Neutral | Cabinet CommitteeFife Council | 2 | 08 Feb 2024 |
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop landaction 55View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | Cabinet Committee | 1 | 28 May 2026 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | Environment, Transportation & Climate Change Scrutiny CommitteeFinance, Economy & Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 21 Jan 2025 |
Education in schools to reduce animal-based food consumption (curriculum/resources/programmes)action 68View action page → | Public Engagement & Education: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Fife Council | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Neutral | Cabinet Committee | 3 | 08 Feb 2024 |
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & eventsaction 31View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | Environment, Transportation & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 02 Sep 2025 |
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)action 74View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Neutral | councilEnvironment, Transportation & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee | 4 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settingsaction 42View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Neutral | council | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)action 36View action page → | Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH | Neutral | Cabinet Committee | 1 | 28 May 2026 |
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensingaction 32View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | council | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnershipaction 16View action page → | Inter-Council Collaboration | Neutral | Cabinet Committee | 1 | 08 Feb 2024 |
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)action 52View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | Cabinet Committee | 1 | 28 May 2026 |
Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offeringsaction 48View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | council | 1 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Neutral | Cabinet Committee | 2 | 28 May 2026 |
Changes since previous snapshot
Stance changed (1)
- Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offeringsSupporting→Neutral
Data last published: 13 Jun 2026, 03:41 BST· pbt_v2
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