Annual Council Business Plan 2024-25 Outcomes
Argyll and Bute Council · 26 November 2025
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL COUNCIL CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES 26 NOVEMBER 2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL BUSINESS PLAN 2024-25 OUTCOMES 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In June 2023 the Council agreed a Corporate Plan covering the years 2023/ 2027. This was based on the previous Administration’s priorities. Council also agreed that progress reports would be brought to Council (and Audit and Scrutiny Committee) in the format of Annual Business Plans. This report provides an update on progress for the Annual Business Plan 2024/2025. This is the last annual progress report on the previous administration’s priorities and closes off the previous corporate priorities reporting. The current Administration agreed new priorities, which were included in the revised Corporate Plan in May 2025. These priorities will now be reported on in future in an updated series of Annual Business Plans. The report recommends that Council: 1.1 Considers the progress made against the outcomes specified in the 2024/ 2025 Annual Business Plan; and 1.2 Notes that an Annual Business Plan for 2025/2026 will be created to monitor progress on the current Council Corporate Plan and priorities.
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL COUNCIL CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES 26 NOVEMBER 2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL BUSINESS PLAN 2024-25 OUTCOMES 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 In June 2023 the Council agreed a Corporate Plan covering the years 2023/ 2027. This was based on the previous Administration’s priorities. Council also agreed that annual progress reports would be brought to Council and Audit and Scrutiny Committee in the format of Annual Business Plans. This report provides an update on progress for the Annual Business Plan 2024/2025 2.2 This is the last progress report on the previous administration’s priorities and closes off the previous corporate priorities reporting. The current Administration has agreed new priorities, which were included in the revised Corporate Plan in May 2025. These priorities will now be reported on in an updated series of business plans. 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 It is recommended that Council: 3.1.1 Considers the progress made against the outcomes specified in the 2024/2025 Annual Business Plan; and 3.1.2 Notes that an Annual Business Plan for 2025/2026 will be created to monitor progress on the current Council Corporate Plan and priorities. 4.0 DETAIL 4.1 This report is the final progress report on the priorities agreed in the previous Council Corporate Plan 2023 – 2027 and closes it off. As the council Administration changed during the life of this plan, a new set of priorities were agreed in September 2024. These were incorporated into a new Corporate Plan, agreed by Committee in May 2025. Consequently, the previous Annual Business Plan outcomes were carried forward to the financial year 2024 – 2025 and this report details progress against these.
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4.2 An assessment against the performance targets identified in the Business Plan for 2024/2025 is appended. Where available, the updates cover the period to October 2025 although the key reporting period covered by the Annual Business Plan is the financial year 2024 – 2025. This is submitted to Council as part of an annual cycle of review and public performance reporting. The report will also be submitted to Audit and Scrutiny Committee. 5.0 CONCLUSION 5.1 Members are asked to note the update on progress for the second year of the Council’s Corporate Plan, 2024/2025 and note progress against outcomes identified, in consideration of the Council’s current priorities. 6.0 IMPLICATIONS 6.1 Policy - None arising directly from this report. 6.2 Financial - None arising directly from this report. 6.3 Legal - None arising directly from this report. 6.4 HR - None arising directly from this report. 6.5 Customer Service - None arising directly from this report however outcomes in the Business Plan may impact. These have been addressed in Integrated Impact Assessments for relevant activities. 6.6 Risk - None arising directly from this report. 6.7 Climate Change - None arising directly from this report however outcomes in the Business Plan may impact. These have been addressed in Integrated Impact Assessments for relevant activities. 6.8 Fairer Scotland Duty - An EqSEIA for the Corporate Plan 2023/2027 is available on the Council website. 6.9 Equalities - protected characteristics Socio-economic - Duty None arising directly from this report however outcomes in the Business Plan may impact. These have been addressed in Integrated Impact Assessments for relevant activities. 6.10 Consumer Duty - None arising directly from this report however outcomes in the Business Plan may impact. These have been addressed in Integrated Impact Assessments for relevant activities. 6.11 Island Communities - None arising directly from this report however outcomes in the Business Plan may impact. These have been addressed in Integrated Impact Assessments for relevant activities.
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6.12 Children’s Rights and Wellbeing - None arising directly from this report however outcomes in the Business Plan may impact. These have been addressed in Integrated Impact Assessments for relevant activities. Pippa Milne, Chief Executive Jim Lynch, Council Leader 28 October 2025 For further information contact: Pippa Milne, Chief Executive, pippa.milne@argyll-bute.gov.uk Jane Fowler, Head of Customer Support Services, jane.fowler@argyll-bute.gov.uk Jennifer Coyle, Senior HR Business Partner, jennifer.coyle@argyll-bute.gov.uk APPENDICES Appendix 1 Annual Business Plan 2024 to 2025 Annual Update October 2025