Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:49 +0000 Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales 9/086 From: "Mogg, Trevor" To: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx" Dear Mr Blair Please accept our apologies for the delay in replying to your recent Freedom of Information request concerning agency workers. Your request has been considered and our response together with your request is shown below. :- Contracts or equivalent information/documents 1.1) Copies of any contracts you have for the provision of temporary worker agency staff, with regards agency/temporary social care/social worker staff/workers. Contracts you may have with individual agency staff recruitment businesses/services, hereafter called 'Vendors'. Or contracts you may have with organisations like, Comensura, Manpower, Reed, hereafter called 'Managed Service Provider' who provide Master/Vendor Neutral framework to managed all vendors on behalf of Public Authorities like yourselves. A sample FOI disclosed Managed Service Provider agreement can be downloaded via: http://www.filedropper.com/mastervendorcontract Contracts between the Council and its suppliers are commercially confidential and are exempted under section 43 (2) Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 :- Hourly Pay scales/rates with regards agency/temporary social care/social worker staff. 1.2) A list of each Vendor you use and copies of hourly pay-scales/rates you hold for each Vendor. Whether or not you use each Vendor via a Managed Service Provider framework. If you do you use a Managed Service Provider please also provide a copy of the pay-scales/rates that are used by the Managed Service Provider to manage all these Vendors. Please ensure any provided pay-scale information provided explains how many years of experience is required to be applicable to any specific hourly rate. The Council has entered into an agreement with Reed Managed Services plc to supply its agency staff. The attached file details companies that Reed Managed Services plc use in respect of the provision of social care/social workers. The pay rates agreed with Reed Managed Services plc were provided in confidence and form part of the overall contract. These are exempted under section 43 (2) Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, we can supply details of the multiplier that is applied to the basic pay rate that is used to determine the charge for providing social care/social workers. Please see attached file. :- Panel Vendor Agreement or equivalent information/documents 1.3 A copy of any contract/agreement used by yourself or any Managed Service Provider to manage individual Vendors through any Master/Vendor Neutral framework you operate or participate in, this is sometimes called a Panel Vendor Agreement. A sample FOI disclosed Panel Vendor Agreement can be downloaded via: http://www.filedropper.com/panelvendoragreement Contracts between the Council and its suppliers are commercially confidential and are exempted under section 43 (2) Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 To help clarify these requests 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, you can download: A sample FOI disclosed Panel Vendor Agreement can be downloaded via: http://www.filedropper.com/panelvendoragreement and Sample FOI disclosed pay scale/rates information can be downloaded via: http://www.filedropper.com/agencypayscalesrates A sample FOI disclosed Managed Service Provider agreement can be downloaded via: http://www.filedropper.com/mastervendorcontract Please also indicate whether any of the information requested 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 has ever been disclosed before under the FOI Act. This information has not previously been requested under the Freedom of Information Act If you require any further information please feel free to contact me If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact, Chris Loynes, Head of Citizenship and Member's Services, Room 338 London Borough of Bexley, Civic Offices, Broadway, Bexleyheath, DA6 7LB. Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Yours sincerely Trevor Mogg Senior Financial Technician London Borough of Bexley xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx Direct dial 020 8294 6658