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West Dunbartonshire Council · 11 February 2026
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Agenda 
Requisitioned Meeting of 
West Dunbartonshire Council 
Date:  Wednesday, 11 February 2026 
Time:  16:00 
Format:  Hybrid meeting 
Contact:    Carol-Ann Burns  
Email: carol-ann.burns@west-dunbarton.gov.uk   
committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 
Dear Member 
Please attend a requisitioned meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council as
detailed above.   
Members will have the option to attend the meeting remotely or in person at the Civic
Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton. 
The business is shown on the attached agenda. 
Yours faithfully 
PETER HESSETT 
Chief Executive

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Distribution:- 
Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor June McKay
Councillor James Bollan  Councillor John Millar
Councillor Kevin Crawford Councillor Lawrence O’Neill
Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Lauren Oxley
Councillor Diane Docherty Councillor Chris Pollock
Councillor Fiona Hennebry Councillor Martin Rooney
Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Councillor William Rooney
Councillor Daniel Lennie Councillor Gordon Scanlan
Councillor David McBride Councillor Hazel Sorrell
Councillor Jonathan McColl Councillor Clare Steel
Councillor Michelle McGinty Councillor Sophie Traynor    
Chief Executive
Chief Officers 
Date of issue: 5 February 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.

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL 
WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2026 
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 the item of business on
the agenda and the reasons for such declarations. 
4 RECORDING OF VOTES 
The Council is asked to agree that all votes taken during the meeting will be 
carried out by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. 
5 ‘CARE AT HOME’ REDESIGN       
In terms of Standing Order No.3(b) Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and
Councillors James Bollan, Kevin Crawford, Ian Dickson, Lauren Oxley, Chris
Pollock, Gordon Scanlan and Sophie Traynor have submitted the following:- 
Please find attached a request signed by six [sic] members, asking you to
call a special meeting of WDC under Standing Order 3b. The item for
discussion is as noted below. 
“Given the concerns of Homecare Staff, Clients who are our Constituents,
Council agrees to immediately pause the implementation of the current
‘redesign’ programme taking place to allow meaningful engagement with
our staff via their Trade Unions to come up with a model which both
parties can sign off on.  Any agreement reached should ensure no
detriment for Homecare Staff.”