Agenda - HAC Committee - 12 August 2026
West Dunbartonshire Council · 12 August 2026
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Official Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 12 August 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: 30 July 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, 12 AUGUST 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 13 May 2026. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS (a) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update Quarter 1 on local policing in West Dunbartonshire. 13 - 23 7 (b)/
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Official (b) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT To Follow 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 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICY REVIEW 25 - 46 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services highlighting the changes to the allocations policy and seeking approval for following a comprehensive consultative review. Including details of the benefits and reasoning behind the proposals, along with a summary of the feedback received through consultative exercise. 9 HOUSING EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 47 - 54 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 55 - 67 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 SCOTTISH SOCIAL HOUSING CHARTER/ANNUAL ASSURANCE STATEMENT 69 - 85 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services seeking approval for the annual progress report on meeting the requirements of the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Regulatory Framework for social housing, including the approval of the Annual Assurance Statement. 12/
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Official 12 MORE THAN A ROOF’ - WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE’S HOUSING SOLUTIONS STRATEGY UPDATE AND NEW APPROACHES TO HOMELESSNESS PROGRESS REPORT 87 - 99 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing Services providing an update on “More than a Roof” West Dunbartonshire Council’s Housing Solutions Strategy for the period 2025-28 and new approaches to homelessness. 13 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2026 (PERIOD 3) 101 - 106 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the 2026/2027 HRA budget position on 30 June 2026 and the forecast position of the HRA reserves as of 31 March 2027. CONTROL REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2026 (PERIOD 3) 14 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) CAPITAL BUDGETARY 107 - 114 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the HRA capital programme to 30 June 2026 (Period 3). REPORT 2026/27 AS AT PERIOD 3 (30 JUNE 2026) 15 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL 115 - 122 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 30 June 2026 (Period 3) of General Fund Revenue Services under the remit of the Housing and Communities Committee.