Item 15 - Appendix 5
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 May 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2025/26 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 1 Charging for Pre application advice RR09 A Douglas 5 5 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 2 Remove £12,500 of Nightzone West funding provided to Police Scotland RR01 A Douglas 1 1 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 3 Review compliance with Strategic Opening Model to identify areas where teams or posts can be merged CCF26 A Douglas 50 50 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 4 Revised Legal Charges for Transactions RR06 A Douglas 25 25 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 5 Registrars RR09 A Douglas 18 18 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 6 Building Standards A Douglas 10 10 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 7 Reduce Community Budgeting fund CCF10 A Douglas 27 27 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 8 Remove Members’ Secretary RR04 A Douglas 22 22 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 9 Reduce Trading Standards team RR17 A Douglas 14 14 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 10 Reduce Records Management team RR18 A Douglas 14 14 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 11 Close Clydebank Registration Office RR19 A Douglas 8 8 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 12 Combine dog warden & pest control posts RR10 A Douglas 38 38 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 13 Lead planner replaced by basic grade officer RR11 A Douglas 7 7 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 14 Antonine wall RR12 A Douglas 27 27 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 15 Review environmental health RR13 A Douglas 35 35 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 16 Development planning & placemaking RR20 A Douglas 55 55 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 17 Review core library staffing (outwith branch libraries) and remove one post CCF19 A Graham 18 18 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 18 Review the Communities team reducing the delivery of community based services CCF26 A Graham 15 15 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 19 Increase events income CCF05 A Graham 8 8 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 20 Review film locations and formalise fee arrangements CCF06 A Graham 8 8 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 21 Reduce Highland Games Spend CCF01 A Graham 15 15 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 22 Reduce Contact Centre by 2 FTE CCF09 A Graham 30 30 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 23 Reduce Community Engagement Budget CCF11 A Graham 22 22 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 24 Reduction in Arts and Heritage - 1.5 FTE reduction. CCF18 A Graham 30 30 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 25 Review Facilities Mgt Operating Model CCF04 A Graham 300 150 150 Consultations with workforce on new operating model have taken longer than anticipated. Shortfall covered by smoothing fund. 26 Remove two franking machines and further reduce use of first class mail RES11 L Slavin 8 8 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 27 Review External Funding - Delete Community Wellbeing Fund RES01 L Slavin 20 20 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 28 Reduce Corporate Debt team RES06 L Slavin 44 44 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 29 Reduce Housing Benefit and Council Tax team RES14 L Slavin 16 16 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 30 Review of Capital Programme RES06 L Slavin 66 66 - Saving anticipated to be achieved ITEM 15 - APPENDIX 5
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 5 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2025/26 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 31 Restrict choice in office equipment to pre-agreed catalogue items/amounts. PT05 V Rogers 5 5 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 32 Reduce the Council’s training budget, retaining budget to cover essential corporate requirements PT07 V Rogers 5 5 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 33 Reduce manual processing by automating the generation of debtor and creditor invoices RES11 V Rogers 25 25 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 34 Remove counselling and physio PT10 V Rogers 9 9 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 35 Remove telephone survey CCF13 V Rogers 9 9 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 36 Performance and Strategy Budget Efficiencies CCF15 V Rogers 9 9 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 37 Reduce design budget CCF16 V Rogers 12 12 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 38 Reduce Corporate Administration Support 3 FTE Reduction. PT12 V Rogers 91 91 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 39 People & Change Team Restructure PT14 V Rogers 62 62 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 40 Organisational Development Reduction PT15 V Rogers 60 60 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 41 Outsource Print Room function PT18 V Rogers 25 25 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 42 Reduce ICT team: 4 FTE PT20 V Rogers 84 84 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 43 Review the Communities team reducing the delivery of community based services CCF26 A Graham 87 87 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 44 Reduction in 2 FTE paralegal support to contracts and property section RR08 A Douglas 90 90 - Saving anticipated to be achieved TOTAL AGREED SAVINGS OPTIONS & MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 1,527 1,377 150