agency staff

Dear J Cassidy,

Freedom of Information Request: Reference   810001134 

I acknowledge your request for information received on  10.03.2009.

This information request will be dealt with in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response by 07.04.2009.

Your request is being dealt with by Feedback and Information Team.

If you have any queries please contact:

Feedback and Information Team

Haringey Council

River Park House

225 High Road

London N22 8HQ

Tel: 020 8489 2552

Fax: 020 8489 3992

Yours sincerely,

Ms Sirkku Pietikäinen

Feedback and Information Officer

Feedback and Information Team

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Dear J. Cassidy,

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request ref: 810001134

Thank you for your request for information received on 10.03.2009 in which
you asked for the following information:

     Can you please provide email me with an electronic copy [1] of
the

     original Freedom of Information Act request and it's subsequent

     disclosures, in reference to the article quoted below.

     "The statistics, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act,

     showed that on 31 January 2009 agency staff filled 62 of 204

     children and families social work posts and nine were vacant."

    
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/...

Please see below the original FOI request:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, submitted on
Wednesday, 04 February 2009.

Please could you supply me with:

· The number of social work posts in your local authority as of 31
January 2009.

· The number of these posts filled by agency/temporary staff as of 31
January 2009.

· The number of vacant social work posts in your local authority as of
31 January 2009.

· Where possible, please provide the above figures for adults' services
and children's services.

Please see below the response dated 25 February 2009:

Thank you for your request for information received on 4 February 2009.

Response showing social worker group for Adults and Children & families
Business Units as below:

Q1.  The number of social work posts in your local authority as of 31
January 2009.

A1.  The total number of social worker group posts as of 31 January 2009
in Adults and Children & Families business unit is 279 as below:

Business Unit Social Worker Group Total
Practice Manager 20
Adults Social Worker 45
Team Manager/Leader 10
Adults business unit Total 75
Child Protection
Advisor 6
Children & Reviewing Manager 1
Families Reviewing Officer 10
Senior Practitioner 23
Social Worker 122
Senior/Team Manager 42
Children & Families business unit Total 204
Total 279

Q2.  The Number of these posts filled by agency/temporary staff as of 31
January 2009.

A2.  The total number of social worker group posts as of 31 January 2009
filled by agency member of staff as of 31 January 2009 is 65 as below:

Business Unit Social Worker Group Total
Practice Manager 0
Adults Social Worker 3
Team Manager/Leader 0
Adults business unit Total 3
Child Protection
Advisor 1
Children & Reviewing Manager 0
Families Reviewing Officer 2
Senior Practitioner 2
Social Worker 47
Senior/Team Manager 10
Children & Families business unit Total 62
Total 65

Q3  The number of vacant social worker post in your local authority as of
31 January 2009.

A3. The total number of vacant posts in social worker group is 19 as of 31
January 2009 as below:

Business Unit Social Worker Group Total
Practice Manager 4
Adults Social Worker 4
Team Manager/Leader 2
Adults business unit Total 10
Child Protection
Advisor 1
Children & Reviewing Manager 0
Families Reviewing Officer 0
Senior Practitioner 6
Social Worker 0
Senior/Team Manager 2
Children & Families business unit Total 9
Total 19

Q4  Where possible, provide the above figures for adults' services and
children's services.

A4  As above detailed

If you have any further queries, or are unhappy with how we have dealt
with your request and wish to make a complaint, please contact the
Feedback and Information Team as below.

Feedback and Information Team

River Park House

225 High Road

N22 8HQ

Telephone: 020 8489 2550

Fax: 020 8489 3992

Email: [email address]

Regards,

 

Ms Sirkku Pietikäinen

Feedback and Information Officer

Feedback and Information Team

Haringey Council

River Park House

225 High Road

London N22 8HQ

Tel: 020 8489 2552

Fax: 020 8489 3992

 

 

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