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West Dunbartonshire Council · 12 November 2025
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Agenda Corporate Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 Time: 14:00 Format: Hybrid Meeting Contact: Scott Kelly, Committee Officer scott.kelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Dear Member Please attend a meeting of the Corporate Services Committee as detailed above. Members will have the option to attend the meeting remotely or in person at the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton. The business is shown on the attached agenda. Yours faithfully PETER HESSETT Chief Executive
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Distribution:- Councillor Kevin Crawford Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Fiona Hennebry Councillor David McBride Councillor Michelle McGinty Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (Vice Chair) Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Chris Pollock Councillor Martin Rooney Councillor William Rooney (Chair) Councillor Gordon Scanlan Councillor Clare Steel Chief Executive Chief Officers Date of issue: 30 October 2025 Audio Streaming Audio recordings of the meeting (including the attendance or contribution of any party participating or making a contribution) will be published on the Council’s website and the Council’s host’s webcast/audio stream platform. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation. Data collected during this audio stream will be retained in accordance with the Council’s Privacy Notice and Retention Schedules including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site.
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CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2025 AGENDA 1 STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING The Chair will be heard in connection with the above. 2 APOLOGIES 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in any of the items of business on this agenda and the reasons for such declarations. 4 RECORDING OF VOTES The Committee is asked to agree that all votes taken during the meeting be caried out by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. 5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 7 – 11 Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Corporate Services Committee held on 13 August 2025. 6 MINUTES OF JOINT CONSULTATIVE FORUM 13 – 15 Submit for information and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of the Joint Consultative Forum held on 18 September 2025. 7 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 8
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8 PROPOSAL TO COMMENCE CONSULTATION ON WEST 17 – 44 DUNBARTONSHIRE LIBRARY SERVICES Submit report by the Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities seeking approval to launch a public consultation and engagement exercise on West Dunbartonshire Library Services to ensure its delivery model remains the most appropriate for meeting the Council’s strategic priorities and continues to be fit for purpose, efficient, financially sustainable, and responsive to public need. 9 PROPOSAL TO COMMENCE CONSULTATION ON 45 – 69 SERVICES PROVIDED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE LEISURE TRUST Submit report by the Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities seeking approval to commence a formal consultation and engagement exercise on the services provided by West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust, providing an opportunity to review the effectiveness, accessibility, and sustainability of the Trust’s services and ensure the current delivery model remains the most appropriate for meeting the Council’s strategic priorities in leisure, health, wellbeing, and community development. 10 JOB EVALUATION POLICY AND PROCEDURE 71 – 103 Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology providing an update on changes and seeking approval for the revisions to the Job Evaluation Policy and Procedure. 11 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT – 105 – 178 LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2018 Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology providing details of the review and summary of changes in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2018 employer discretions. 12 CITIZEN, CULTURE AND FACILITIES DELIVERY PLAN – 179 – 194 2025/26 MID-YEAR PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities setting out the mid-year progress of the Citizen, Culture and Facilities Delivery Plan 2025/26. 13/
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13 PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY PLAN 2025/26 – 195 – 205 MID-YEAR PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology setting out the mid-year progress of the People and Technology Delivery Plan 2025/26. 14 REGULATORY AND REGENERATION DELIVERY PLAN 207 – 229 2025/26 – MID-YEAR PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration setting out the mid-year progress of the Regulatory and Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26. 15 RESOURCES DELIVERY PLAN 2025/26 – MID-YEAR 231 – 245 PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources setting out the mid-year progress of the Resources Delivery Plan 2025/26. 16 CORPORATE SERVICES REVENUE BUDGETARY 247 – 262 CONTROL REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 2025 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the revenue financial performance 31 August 2025 of those services under the auspices of the Corporate Services Committee. 17 CORPORATE SERVICES CAPITAL BUDGETARY 263 – 268 CONTROL REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 2025 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the Corporate Services capital programme to 31 August 2025. 18 DUMBARTON COMMON GOOD APPLICATIONS 269 – 276 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing details of the Dumbarton Common Good grant applications for consideration, proposing changes to the eligibility criteria and introducing more robust safeguarding measures.
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