Strategies, plans and policies
Our strategies, plans and policies shape the way we deliver services.
The council plan sets out the approach we're taking to ensure our services and activities deliver our ambitions over the next few years.
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:
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
Support our citizens
Support our communities
- Community Asset Transfer Strategy 2017 - 2025
- Community Participation and Engagement Strategy 2017-2025
- Burial Ground Strategy 2024-2034
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Anti-social Behaviour Strategy 2024-2028
Be a responsive Council
Economy
- Local Employability & Skills Partnership Delivery Plan 2022-2027
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South of Scotland Regional Economic Strategy 2022-2025
Travel, Connectivity and Infrastructure
Education and Learning
Health and Wellbeing
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
- Dumfries and Galloway Poverty and Inequalities Strategy
- Equality Outcomes
- Health and Social Care Strategic Plan
- Office Accommodation Strategy
- Regional Economic Strategy
Supporting strategies, policies and plans
- Active Travel Strategy
- Antisocial Behaviour Strategy
- Corporate Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy Statement and Strategy
- Carbon Management Plan 2
- CLD Partners Strategic Plan
- Community Participation and Engagement
- Cultural Strategy
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Strategy [PDF - 913KB]
- Digital and ICT Strategy
- Education Authority Annual Plan
- Financial Strategy
- Gaelic Language Plan 2022-2027
- Health and Social Care Workforce Plan
- Housing Options and Homeless Strategy
- Information Strategy
- Local Development Plan 2
- Local Housing Strategy
- Major Festivals and Events Strategy
- Modern Slavery Statement
- Open Data Strategy
- Parental Involvement and Engagement (PIE)
- Procurement Strategy
- Records Management Plan
- Unacceptable Actions Policy
- Volunteer Strategy
- People Strategy
- Youth Work Strategy
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Youth Participation & Engagement Strategy [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 .
