Agenda - HAC Committee - 13 May 2026
West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 May 2026
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Official Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 14:00 ___________________________________________________________________ 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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Official Distribution:- Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal (Chair) Councillor David McBride Councillor Michelle McGinty Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Chris Pollock Councillor Martin Rooney Councillor William Rooney Councillor Hazel Sorrell (Vice Chair) Councillor Sophie Traynor All other Councillors for information Chief Executive Chief Officer – Housing Services Chief Officer – Resources Date issued: 29 April 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. *http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/privacy/privacy-notice/
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Official HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 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 - 12 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 25 February 2026. 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. 13 - 23 7 (b)/
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Official (b) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT 25 - 40 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 YEAR-END PROGRESS AND HOUSING SERVICES DELIVERY PLAN 2025/26 41 - 71 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services setting out the year-end progress of the 2025/26 Delivery Plan and presenting the new Delivery Plan for 2026/27. 9 HOUSING EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 73 - 102 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services providing an update 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 – WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY DELIVERY PROGRAMME 103 - 115 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services providing an update on progress with West Dunbartonshire’s More Homes Programme which oversees the delivery of the Council’s new home building programme. 11 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL’S TENANT 117 - 160 PARTICIPATION STRATEGY 2025-28 - ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services providing an update on the implementation of “Involving You to Improve Housing Services” West Dunbartonshire’s Tenant Participation Strategy which covers the period 2025- 28. 12 PROCUREMENT OF THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE FOR SUPPORTED AND TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION 161 - 172 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services seeking approval to initiate a procurement process for the provision of furniture and household items for the Council’s supported and temporary accommodation.
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Official 13 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 JANUARY 2026 (PERIOD 10) 173 - 182 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the 2025/2026 HRA budget position on 31 January 2026 and the forecast position of the HRA reserves as of 31 March 2026. 14 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) CAPITAL BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 JANUARY 2026 (PERIOD 10) 183 - 192 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the HRA capital programme to 31 January (Period 10). 15 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL REPORT 2025/26 AS AT PERIOD 10 (31 JANUARY 2026) 193 - 201 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 January 2026 (Period 10) of General Fund Revenue services under the remit of the Housing and Communities Committee.