Agenda - HAC Committee - 19 November 2025
West Dunbartonshire Council · 19 November 2025
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 10:00 ___________________________________________________________________ Format: Hybrid Meeting ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer Email: nicola.moorcroft@west-dunbarton.gov.uk committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Dear Member Please attend a meeting of the Housing and Communities 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 G82 1QL. 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 Gurpreet Singh Johal (Chair) Councillor David McBride Councillor Michelle McGinty Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Martin Rooney Councillor William Rooney Councillor Hazel Sorrell (Vice Chair) Councillor Sophie Traynor All other Councillors for information Chief Executive Chief Officer – Housing Chief Officer – Resources Date issued: 6 November 2025 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. *http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/privacy/privacy-notice/
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HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2025 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 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 6 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 7 - 14 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 20 August 2025. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS (a) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update Quarter 4 on local policing in West Dunbartonshire. 15 - 25 7 (b)/
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(b) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT 27 - 42 Submit report by the Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service providing appropriate performance data measured against priorities in the West Dunbartonshire Local Fire and Rescue Plan. 8 HOUSING SERVICES DELIVERY PLAN 2025/26 43 - 60 MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer providing an update on progress of the Housing Services Delivery Plan 2025/26. 9 HOUSING EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 61 - 86 Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer providing an updating on the Housing Emergency Action Plan (HEDAP) which was formulated to address the emergency following the Council’s housing emergency declaration on 1st May 2024. 10 ‘MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE’ - STRATEGIC HOUSING INVESTMENT PLAN (SHIP) 2025/26 - 2029/30 87 - 119 Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer seeking approval for the More Homes West Dunbartonshire Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025/26 - 2029/30 which requires to be submitted to the Scottish Government. 11 MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE – WEST 121 - 131 DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY DELIVERY PROGRAMME Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer providing an update on progress with West Dunbartonshire’s More Homes Programme which oversees the delivery of the Council’s new home building programme. 12 SCOTTISH SOCIAL HOUSING CHARTER ANNUAL BENCHMARKING AND MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT 133 - 144 Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer providing benchmarking information relating to 2024/25 and a mid-year update in terms of how the Council’s Housing and Homelessness service is performing against the Scottish Social Housing Charter indicators and meeting the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Regulatory Framework.
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13 FORMER TENANTS RENT ARREARS WRITE-OFFS 145 - 147 Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer seeking approval for the write-off of rent arrears for former tenants. 14 BUILDING SERVICES PROCUREMENT (APPROVAL 149 - 151 REQUIRED TO AWARD) Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer seeking approval of completed tender processes for Building Services. 15 BUILDING SERVICES PROCUREMENT (APPROVAL 153 - 157 REQUIRED TO TENDER) Submit report by the Chief Housing Officer seeking approval of updated tender requirements information for Building Services. 16 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 AUGUST (PERIOD 5) 159 - 168 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources advising of the 2025/2026 HRA revenue budget position on 31 August 2025 and the forecast position of the HRA reserves as of 31 March 2026. 17 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) CAPITAL BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 2025 (PERIOD 5) 169 - 179 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the HRA capital programme to 31 August 2025 (Period 5). 18 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL REPORT 2025/26 AS AT PERIOD 5 (31 AUGUST 2025) 181 - 188 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 August 2025 (Period 5) of General Fund Revenue services under the remit of the Housing and Communities Committee.