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Item 12 - Citizen, Culture and Facilities Delivery Plan 2025-26 - Mid-year Progress

West Dunbartonshire Council · 12 November 2025
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Report by Chief Officer - Citizen, Culture and Facilities
Committee: Corporate Services Committee 12 November 2025
Subject:Citizen, Culture and Facilities Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Mid-year
Progress
1 Purpose
1.1 This report sets out the mid-year progress of the Citizen, Culture and Facilities
Delivery Plan 2025/26.
2 Recommendations
2.1 It is recommended that Committee notes the progress achieved at mid-year.
3 Background
3.1 In line with the Strategic Planning & Performance Framework, each Chief
Officer develops an annual Delivery Plan which sets out actions to help deliver
the Strategic Plan and address the performance challenges and service
priorities identified in the planning process. The Plan also provides an
overview of services and resources, including employees and budgets, sets
out the performance indicators (PIs) for monitoring progress and considers the
relevant risks.
3.2 The Citizen, Culture and Facilities Delivery Plan 2025/26 was presented to
Corporate Services Committee on 21 May 2025 with a commitment to report
mid-year progress and year-end progress in November 2025 and May 2026
respectively.
4 Main Issues
4.1 Full details of mid-year progress are set out in Appendix 1.
4.2 The progress of the Plan’s 27 actions is summarised below:
Progress No. (%)
Completed 2 (7%)
In progress and on track 25 (93%)
Not on track 0 (0%)
Overdue 0 (0%)
4.3 There are no overdue or cancelled actions at mid-year
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4.4 Thirteen of the Plan’s 18 PIs are monitored quarterly and a further 5 are
monitored half yearly. Data is available for all 18 PIs. Performance is
summarised below. 
For PIs where
data is collected
quarterly
For PIs where data
is collected half
yearly
Performance Against Target Q1 Q2 H1
Target met or exceeded 6 8 1
Target narrowly missed 5 1 2
Target significantly missed 2 4 2
Total No. of PIs 13 13 5
4.5 Significantly missed targets relate to the following PIs, with further details set
out in the appendix:
 Percentage of complaints received by the Council that are resolved/ closed
at stage 1.
 Percentage of complaints received by the Council that are resolved at
stage 2.
 Residents’ satisfaction with Council services overall.
 Percentage of stage 1 complaints responded to within 5 working days.
 Percentage of stage 2 complaints responded to within 20 working days
 Percentage of residents who feel the Council communicates well with them
and keeps people informed of important information.
5 People Implications
5.1 There are no direct people implications arising from this report.
6 Financial & Procurement Implications
6.1 There are no direct financial or procurement implications arising from this
report.
7 Risk Analysis
7.1 Failure to deliver on the actions assigned to Citizens, Culture and Facilities
may have a direct impact on the delivery of the Council’s Strategic Plan. It is
essential that remedial action is taken to ensure strategic delivery plans
achieve the commitments detailed.
8 Equalities Impact Assessment
8.1 Screening and impact assessments will be carried out on specific activities as
required.
9 Consultation

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9.1 The delivery plans were developed through consultation with officers from the
strategic service areas.
10 Strategic Assessment
10.1 The delivery plans set out actions to support the successful delivery of the
strategic priorities and objectives of the Council.
Amanda Graham
Chief Officer - Citizen, Culture and Facilities
Date: 23 October 2025
_____________________________________________________________
Person to Contact: Karen Connelly
Performance & Strategy Business Partner
karen.Connelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Appendices: Appendix 1: Citizen, Culture and Facilities Delivery Plan
2025/26 - Mid-year Progress
Background Papers: Citizen, Culture and Facilities Delivery Plan 2025/26 -
Corporate Services Committee, 21 May 2025
Strategic Planning & Performance Framework 2022/27
Wards Affected: All

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