Agenda
West Dunbartonshire Council · 4 February 2026
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Agenda Corporate Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 4 February 2026 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: 22 January 2026 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, 4 FEBRUARY 2026 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 5 – 11 Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Corporate Services Committee held on 12 November 2025. 6 MINUTES OF JOINT CONSULTATIVE FORUM 13 – 14 Submit for information and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of the Joint Consultative Forum held on 11 December 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 PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY SPEND 2026-27 15 – 27 Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology providing a detailed breakdown of the planned People and Technology spend for both capital and revenue, covering new and existing contracts valued above £10,000 and seeking approval to procure and contract for the requisite goods and services. 9 THE PROVISION OF MANAGED WORK FOR HOUSING 29 – 32 BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources seeking approval to procure the provision of managed work associated with the processing of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction claims. 10 WRITE-OFF OF NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATES 33 – 40 2025/2026 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources seeking approval of the write-off of debts in respect of National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), which have been deemed as irrecoverable during the financial year 2025/2026. 11 CORPORATE SERVICES REVENUE BUDGETARY 41 – 56 CONTROL REPORT TO 31 OCTOBER 2025 (PERIOD 7) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources on the revenue financial performance to 31 October 2025 of those services under the auspices of the Corporate Services Committee. 12 CORPORATE SERVICES CAPITAL BUDGETARY 57 – 63 CONTROL REPORT TO 31 OCTOBER 2025 (PERIOD 7) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the Corporate Services capital programme to 31 October 2025.