Resources Directorate 
Ms Charlotte Quinn 
 
2nd Floor (West) 
request-13415-
[email address] 
 Civic 
Hall 
 Leeds 
LS1 
1JF 
 
 
 
Contact: Paul Burns 
 
Fax: 0113 395 0568 
 [email address] 
 Our 
reference: 
FOI/3178/170609 
 Date: 
23rd July 2009 
 
Dear Ms Quinn 
 
Freedom of Information Request:  Recruitment of Social Workers 
 
I am writing regarding your request for information which I received on 17th June 2009.  
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your request.  In your request you 
asked for information regarding the Recruitment of Social Workers. 
 
Leeds City Council has a Recruitment & Selection policy for all vacant posts.  All managers 
involved in the recruitment and selection process work to this policy and receive training in 
this area. 
 
All jobs within Leeds City Council are advertised on the Leeds City Council’s website under 
the Vacancies section which can be found at http://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/Jobs.aspx  All jobs 
listed on the website have a 2 week closing date.  
 
Managers shortlist applicants by assessing information on the application form against 
essential and desirable criteria on the employee specification.  
 
Interview questions are based on the employee specification and asked of all the applicants, 
supplementary questions are asked of individuals to clarify and/or expand on their answer. 
 
The recruitment panel then contact all candidates following the interview and inform the 
candidates of the panels decision whether they have been successful or unsuccessful. 
 
All candidates can then ask for feedback from the panel on their interview performance. 
 
I trust my reply serves to assist in your enquiry, if you have any queries about this letter, 
please do not hesitate to contact me. 
  
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to 
make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to: 
 
Freepost RLZR-ELTX-RUEH 
Leeds City Council 
PO Box 657 
LS1 9BS   
www.leeds.gov.uk 
0113 222 4444 

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If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the 
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision.  Generally the ICO cannot make a 
decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Leeds City 
Council.   
 
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Paul Burns 
Freedom of Information & Data Protection Officer 
www.leeds.gov.uk 
0113 222 4444 

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