Eric Blair
Legal & Democratic Services
Via Email
Direct Line – 020 7525 7511
[FOI #7802 email]
Fax – 020 7525 7675
[Southwark Borough Council request email]
10 February 2009
Dear Eric Blair
Re: Your request for information: Ref No. FOI 3533
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 9 February 2009 in
which you requested:
“Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales
Please send me an electronic copy, (see accessibility notes below) via
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com, of the following information:
FOI Act: (Freedom of Information Act 2000)
:- Contracts or equivalent information/documents
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
:- 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.
:- Panel Vendor Agreement or equivalent information/documents
1.3 A copy of any contract/agreement used by yourself or any
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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
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.
Accessibility notes: Information accessibility
To be able to use a computer Screen Reader
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader) with any information you provide
please provide the information in Microsoft Office Word Document format (.Doc)
or equivalents like WordPerfect and Open Office Writer Please state explicitly if
this format is not available, if this format is not available please provide it in an
accessible Portable Document Format (PDF). Accessibility information can be
found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader and with regards PDF's
http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/accessibility/training.html -
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/solutionsacc.html”
Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and you will
receive a response within 20 working days of the date that we received your request.
If the information you requested contains reference to a third party then they may be
consulted before a decision is taken on whether or not to release the information to you.
You will be informed if this is the case.
The Act defines a number of exemptions that may restrict the release of the requested
information. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply
then the information may not be released. You will be informed if this is the case,
including your rights of appeal.
The information provided will be in English, normal font size. If you require alternative
formats, e.g. other language, audio, large print, etc. please notify us.
Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the
Information Commissioner at the:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Legal & Democratic Services, Floor 3 ,Town Hall, Peckham Road, London SE5 8UB
Switchboard - 020 7525 5000
Website - www.southwark.gov.uk
Chief Executive – Annie Shepperd
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Internet: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Yours sincerely,
Janet McDonald
Corporate Access to Information Officer
Legal & Democratic Services
Legal & Democratic Services, Floor 3 ,Town Hall, Peckham Road, London SE5 8UB
Switchboard - 020 7525 5000
Website - www.southwark.gov.uk
Chief Executive – Annie Shepperd
