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West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 August 2023
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Agenda 
Corporate Services Committee 
Date:  Wednesday, 16 August 2023 
Time:  14:00 
Format:  Hybrid Meeting 
Contact:    Ashley MacIntyre, Committee Officer  
ashley.macintyre@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 Daniel Lennie (Chair)
Councillor Ian Dickson
Councillor David McBride
Councillor Jonathan McColl
Councillor James McElhill
Councillor Michelle McGinty (Vice-Chair)
Councillor June McKay
Councillor Karen Murray Conaghan
Councillor Lawrence O’Neill
Councillor Martin Rooney
Councillor Gordon Scanlan
Councillor Clare Steel 
Chief Executive
Chief Officers 
Date of issue:  2 August 2023 
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, 16 AUGUST 2023 
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 done
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 24 May 2023. 
6 MINUTES OF JOINT CONSULTATIVE FORUM     13 – 16 
Submit for information and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of
the Joint Consultative Forum held on 8 June 2023. 
7  OPEN FORUM 
The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been
submitted by members of the public. 
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8 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 17 – 32 
STRATEGY 2023-28 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology setting out the ICT
Strategy which provides a framework for the design, sourcing, and delivery of ICT
services to support new ways of working and enable service area digital
transformation. 
9 APPRENTICE REMUNERATION PROPOSAL    33 – 38 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology seeking approval for
the proposed change to Apprentice remuneration in line with West Dunbartonshire
Council’s commitment as a Scottish Local Government Living Wage (SLGLW)
employer. 
10 GENDER BASED VIOLENCE POLICY     39 – 67 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology updating on the
development of the new Gender Based Violence Policy and seeking approval for
the same. 
11 REDUNDANCY PROCEDURE AND GUIDANCE    69 – 97 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – People and Technology providing an update
on, and seeking approval for, the new Redundancy Procedure and Guidance. 
12 UPDATE OF VOLUNTARY GRANTS 2022/23    99 – 109 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update of the
voluntary grants administered and awarded by West Dunbartonshire Community &
Volunteering Services (WDCVS) in 2022/23 in respect of Community Chest,
Playschemes, Cultural, and Social Transport Support Funding Grants on behalf of
the Council. 
13  GRANT APPLICATION TO DUMBARTON COMMON GOOD  111 – 115 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing details of one grant
application to Dumbarton Common Good for consideration. 
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14 CORPORATE SERVICES BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT 117 - 141 
TO 30 JUNE 2023 (PERIOD 3) 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising on the performance of
the Corporate Services budget for the period to 30 June 2023.