Governance
Service Plan 2025-26
The main functions of the Governance service to the public are Licensing, Registrars Service, Elections, Freedom Of Information and Data Protection.
Governance also provide the following support services within the Council: Legal (including Monitoring Officer), Licensing, Committee services, Elected Members support, Audit and Risk, Records Management.
Performance Reports and Quarterly Monitoring Tables

| 2025-2026 | 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | ||||||||||
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| Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Performance Reports | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||
| Service Plan Actions Progress | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Service Plan Performance Indicators | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Service Complaints | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Strategies, Plans and Annual Reports
| Strategy / Plan | Annual Report | |
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | |
| Improvement and Modernisation Programme | √ | |
| Information and Governance | √ | √ |
Audit and Inspections
Audit and inspections reports will be published here.
Benchmarking
The Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) brings together a wide range of information about how all Scottish councils perform in delivering services to local communities.You can explore and compare the data for Local Authorities and Scotland here. Performance indicators relating to Governance, Strategy and Performance are found within Corporate Services.