A proposal and an implemented change are not the same event.
10Partly established
Council decisions · Budgets · Implementation
From proposal to decision to outcome
Which formal decisions changed staffing arrangements, and what evidence shows what happened afterwards?
What the reviewed evidence establishes
What we know.
A vote on an overall budget should not automatically be described as a separate vote on every staffing measure within it.
Dumfries and Galloway’s 2026 consultation record is a useful example because it records different decisions for separate proposals.
Evidence boundary
What this does not establish.
- Implementation and staff outcomes still require follow-up evidence.
- The timeline model should show unknown stages instead of inferring delivery.
Original evidence
Check the sources.
Source notes state what was reviewed and the qualification that should remain attached when the material is cited.
You Said, We Did / Did Not: 2026 budget consultation decisions
Dumfries and Galloway Council
PDF p. 7, proposals 4.01 and 4.02
What this source can and cannot establish
An agreed pool-removal proposal and a rejected absence-budget reduction are separate decisions. Implementation and effects were not established.
Next investigation
01Routes to permanence are not the same across councils