Decision details

(i)             to note the content of the Council Delivery Plan 2025/26 as detailed in Appendix 1;

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Executive to realign any of the delivery commitments set out in the Plan that may be required, as a result of budget decisions made at the Council budget meeting, to meet Council’s instructions;

(iii)          to instruct all Chief Officers to report performance improvement priorities for 2025/26 and progress towards improvement through the arrangement set out within the Council’s Performance Management Framework; and

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Data Insights (HDRCA) to liaise with University College London’s Institute of Health Equity, led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, and Public Health Scotland, who are in partnership with the Council, through the “Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland”, on further embedding the wider determinants of health and the application of preventative planning as outlined in the Delivery Plan.