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

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

Support our communities

• 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

• People Strategy 2021-2026
   

Economy

• Local Employability & Skills Partnership Delivery Plan 2022-2027
• South of Scotland Regional Economic Strategy 2022-2025
   

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

Health and Wellbeing

• 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
• Equality Outcomes
• Health and Social Care Strategic Plan
• Office Accommodation Strategy
• Regional Economic Strategy

Supporting strategies, policies and plans

• Corporate Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy Statement and Strategy  
• Carbon Management Plan 2
• CLD Partners Strategic Plan
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Strategy [PDF - 913KB]
• Digital and ICT Strategy
• Financial Strategy
• Gaelic Language Plan 2022-2027
• Health and Social Care Workforce Plan
• 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
• Youth Work Strategy
• 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 .