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Community Planning West
Dunbartonshire Executive Group –
Meeting Note and Actions 
Date:  Thursday 24 April 2025
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Time:  12:00
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Item
1. Welcome, introductions and apologies. 
In Attendance:
Peter Hessett (Chair) (PH), Fiona Taylor (FT), Patricia Robertson (PR),
Elaine Troup (ET), Colin Smith (CS), Elaine Boyle (EB). 
Apologies: Lesley James (LJ), Selina Ross (SR), Gail MacFarlane (GM).
2. Note and action log of previous meeting 
 Action ET – to progress a review of DIGs - In progress – Mapping of
all partnership working is underway. Next step to review and
develop proposals.
 Action: SR will progress and provide a verbal up-date on the planned
second event to the next CPWD Management Board - Verbal up-date
complete. Event in progress. 
 Action: ET to provide a verbal up-date to the next CPWD
Management Board on the review of the DIG structure - Verbal up-
date complete.  
3.1 DIG updates on Action Plans 
 Safe DIG – PR had to reschedule meeting to accommodate holiday
period. All actions have been reviewed and will focus more on added
value to be delivered.   
 Independent – FT also had to reschedule the meeting and continues
to be concerned about membership.   
Review of DIGs - ET provided a summary of the review and confirmed
that the mapping exercise is still to conclude. Following that, there will be
a further meeting of all DIG leads to formulate a proposal for
consideration by the Board. 
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Following a discussion about the community planning events, it was
agreed that the review of the DIGs would also include a review of the two
events, and a recommendation on the next steps.
Action ET – continue to review the DIGs and extend to include the
community planning events.  
3.2 Exception reporting: Nothing raised. 
4. Proposed Approach for CPWD. 
Proposal for a second community planning event -  
SR provided a brief email to confirm that the next event would be on the
22 May. It was noted that this was also the date of the next CPWD Board
meeting. 
Action: CS to liaise with SR to confirm date and to ensure all partners are
invited to attend. 
Action: SR to extend invite to CPWD partners. 
Pilot Project Up-date
ET confirmed that the partnership working group had met and a sub-
group focussed on the initial stages of community engagement in
Alexandria had developed the question set and the engagement
approach. Plans are in progress to ensure there is no overlap of
consultation in Alexandria before work starts. 
Action: ET/CS to continue to progress the pilot project and consider
elected member briefing. 
5. CPWD Management Board Meeting feedback 
Positive feedback from the group the last CPWD board meeting. It was
felt that participation at the meetings was increasing. 
The following Agenda items were confirmed:
a). Up-date from Brian Dornan, Head of Strategy, Scottish
Government and Place Director for CPWD (BD)
b). Community Justice Partnership Update (LJ)
c.) Herbert Protocol Up-date (PR)
d.) Verbal up-date on Community Planning event (SR)
e.) Verbal up-date on the review of DIGs (ET)  
6. AOCB and Date of Next Meeting 
 ET noted a request from Amanda Graham for all partners to
consider what support/funding they could offer the organisers of
the Fire Work event and the Pipe Band Championships 2025. 
 ET provided a brief up-date on the Community Wealth Building
(Scotland) Bill - call for views. 
Meeting dates:
 CPWD Pre-agenda – Thursday 1 May (MS Teams)

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 CPWD Board – Thursday, 22 May (in person)
 CPEG – Monday 14 July (MS Teams) 
No. Action Progress
3.  Action ET – continue to review the DIGs and
extend to include the community planning
events.   
4. Action: CS to liaise with SR to confirm date
for second community planning event and to
ensure all partners are invited to attend. 
Action: SR to extend invite for second
community planning event to CPWD partners. 
Action: ET/CS to continue to progress the
pilot project and consider elected member
briefing.