Salford City Council
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#36 of 69Salford City Council has passed 7 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 2 earlier commitments have not been reaffirmed in over 2 years. 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
14.64
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
19
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
0.77
Meetings processed: 2631 · Evidence spans: 39
Behaviour profile
Active
↗ Improving · ⚠ 2 stale commitments
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GreenWash alignment
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Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
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Public demand vs council response
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Data coverage·1028 meetings·2502 docs·last: Mar 2027
Council behaviour profile
Active⚠
2 commitments not reaffirmed in over 2 years.
- Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settings· last seen Mar 2023
- Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)· last seen Mar 2023
- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition0 signals
- Commitments dropped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)action 59View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Supporting | THAT the Panel | 1 | 05 Feb 2026 |
Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settingsaction 42View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Supporting | Council | 1 | 23 Mar 2023 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Supporting | CabinetGrowth & Prosperity Scrutiny PanelLead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development+1 | 19 | 11 Mar 2026 |
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council landaction 53View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Supporting | CabinetCouncilGrowth & Prosperity Scrutiny Panel+2 | 7 | 11 Mar 2026 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | CabinetCouncilGrowth & Prosperity Scrutiny Panel+2 | 25 | 11 Mar 2026 |
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)action 45View action page → | Public Engagement & Education | Supporting | Council | 1 | 23 Mar 2023 |
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)action 74View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Supporting | CouncilThe City Mayor in consultation Cabinet | 3 | 18 Sep 2024 |
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 | Planning and Transportation Regulatory Panel | 2 | 21 Dec 2023 |
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)action 20View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Neutral | Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny PanelLead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development | 3 | 09 Jul 2025 |
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop landaction 55View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny PanelLead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development | 2 | 09 Jul 2025 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | CabinetCouncilGrowth & Prosperity Scrutiny Panel+1 | 6 | 11 Nov 2025 |
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)action 6View action page → | Governance & Strategy | Neutral | Council | 1 | 23 Mar 2023 |
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Neutral | Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny PanelLead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development | 3 | 09 Jul 2025 |
Plant-based default in school meals; revise school food standards to require plant-based optionsaction 29View action page → | National Advocacy | Neutral | Council | 2 | 18 Sep 2024 |
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensingaction 32View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | Council | 1 | 23 Mar 2023 |
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein cropsaction 27View action page → | National Advocacy | Neutral | CabinetCouncilGrowth & Prosperity Scrutiny Panel+2 | 15 | 11 Nov 2025 |
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)action 52View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | Growth & Prosperity Scrutiny PanelLead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development | 2 | 09 Jul 2025 |
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock landaction 60View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Neutral | CabinetCouncilGrowth & Prosperity Scrutiny Panel+2 | 26 | 11 Mar 2026 |
Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public cateringaction 49View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | Cabinet | 2 | 24 Feb 2026 |
Changes since previous snapshot
Stance changed (3)
- Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsSupporting→Neutral
- Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop landSupporting→Neutral
- Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)Supporting→Neutral
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedPlanning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred7 docs17 Jul 2025
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)Deferred3 docs09 Jul 2025
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)Deferred2 docs18 Sep 2024
Detected by pattern matching in agendas, work programmes, and meeting records. Confidence ≥ 0.55 · ≥ 2 documents · not yet showing as formally supported.
Data last published: 13 Jun 2026, 03:41 BST· pbt_v2
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