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Item 09 - People and Technology Delivery Plan 2024-25 – Mid-Year Progress

West Dunbartonshire Council · 6 November 2024
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Report by Chief Officer – People and Technology
Corporate Services Committee: 6 November 2024
Subject:People and Technology Delivery Plan 2024/25 – Mid-year Progress
1 Purpose
1.1 This report sets out the mid-year progress of the People and Technology
Delivery Plan 2024/25.
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 People and Technology Delivery Plan 2024/25 was presented to
Corporate Services Committee on 22 May 2024 with a commitment to report
mid-year progress and year-end progress in November 2024 and May 2025
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 22 actions is summarised below:
Progress No. (%)
Completed 3 (14%)
In progress and on track 19 (86%)
4.3 There are no delayed, overdue or cancelled actions at mid-year.
4.4     Two of the 9 PIs are monitored quarterly. Performance is summarised below,
based on all data available at this time.
Performance Against Target Q1 Q2
Target significantly missed 1 0
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Target narrowly missed 0 0
Target met or exceeded 1 2
Total No. of PIs for which data is available 2 2
4.5 Significantly missed targets relate to the following PI:
 % employee attendance improvement rate (teachers & local govt.): Whilst
Q1 performance significantly missed target, Q2 exceeded target. Based on
the data it is unlikely the year-end target will be met.
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 People and Technology 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 and approved.
8 Equalities Impact Assessment
8.1 Screening and impact assessments will be carried out on specific activities as
required.
9 Consultation
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.
Chief Officer: Victoria Rogers
Service Area: People and Technology
Date: 9 October 2024
_____________________________________________________________
Person to Contact: Karen Connelly
Performance & Strategy Business Partner

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karen.Connelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Appendices: Appendix 1: People and Technology Delivery Plan
2024/25 - Mid-year Progress
Background Papers: People and Technology Delivery Plan 2024/25 -
Corporate Services Committee, 22 May 2024
Strategic Planning & Performance Framework 2022/27
Wards Affected: All

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