Strategies, plans and policies

The council plan sets out the approach we're taking to ensure our services and activities deliver our ambitions over the next few years.

• Download a copy of the council plan 2023-28 [PDF - 4MB]

A number of strategies, plans and policies are in place to help us deliver our vision.

Each year, the council produces an action plan which sets out how the council intends to achieve its strategic outcomes for the year ahead. You can view the council delivery plan below:

• Council delivery plan 2024-25

The following strategies, plans and policies are aligned to the major section of the council plan that they will deliver impact. It is recognised that they will have impact across multiple principles and themes. These are covered within the council delivery plan.

Safeguard our future

• Route map for carbon neutral in Dumfries and Galloway 2021-2026
   

Support our citizens

• Child Poverty Action Plan 2024 - 2026
• British Sign Language (BSL) Plan 2024-2030
• Equality Outcomes 2021-2025
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 2024-2026
• Modern Slavery Statement
   

Support our communities

• Volunteer Strategy 2024-2029
• Community Asset Transfer Strategy 2017 - 2025
• Community Participation and Engagement Strategy 2017-2025
• Burial Ground Strategy 2024-2034
• Anti-social Behaviour Strategy 2024-2028
   

Be a responsive Council

• Corporate Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy
• Office Accommodation Strategy 2021-2031
• People Strategy 2021-2026
• Procurement Strategy
• Unacceptable Actions Policy

Economy

• Local Development Plan 2
• Local Employability & Skills Partnership Delivery Plan 2022-2027
• South of Scotland Regional Economic Strategy 2022-2025
• Vacant and Derelict Land Property Strategy 2023 - 2028
   

Travel, Connectivity and Infrastructure

• Active Travel Strategy 2022-2032
• SWestrans Regional Transport Strategy 2023-2042
   

Education and Learning

• Education and Learning Improvement Plan 2023-2027
• Dumfries and Galloway Children's Services Plan 2023-2026
• Community Learning and Development Partners' Strategic Plan 2024-2025
• Gaelic Language Plan 2022 - 2027
• Youth Work Strategy 2024 - 2029
   

Health and Wellbeing

• Local Housing Strategy 2018-2023
• Dumfries and Galloway Integration Joint Board: Health and Social Care Strategic Commissioning Plan 2022 - 2025  
• Cultural Strategy 2022-2030
• Housing Options and Homeless Strategy 2023-2028
• Public Protection Partnership Strategic Plan 2024 - 2027
• Poverty and Inequalities Strategy 2021-2026

This page is under development to align all strategies, plans and policies to the council plan 2023-2028. All current strategies, plans and policies are under review and will be included in the above principles and themes with links to performance reports.

Key strategies, plans and policies

• Children's Services Plan

Supporting strategies, policies and plans

• Corporate Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy Statement and Strategy  
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Strategy [PDF - 913KB]
• Digital and ICT Strategy
• Financial Strategy
• Health and Social Care Workforce Plan
• Information Strategy
• Major Festivals and Events Strategy
• Open Data Strategy
• Parental Involvement and Engagement (PIE)
• Records Management Plan
• Volunteer Strategy
• Youth Participation and Engagement Policy [PDF - 12MB]

Further information

We assess the impact of our policies and practices to ensure they are fair and inclusive, we publish  summaries of recent impact assessments .