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Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Central team

Our reference: 7574532

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Dear Ms. Makambwe

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received on 26
January 2012

You requested information on:

1. Provide the number of qualified social workers supplied through
recruitment agencies, analysed by Children and Adult services
2. Provide information on the number of in-house residential units, day
care centres and supported living settings currently using agency
care/support workers, their locations, also analysed by Childrenâ s and
Adult Services
3. Advise which of question 2 are expected to be closed in 2012?
4. Provide an organogram showing the Social Services Departments within
the Council

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font
size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large
print, etc. then please let me know.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then it will not
be released. You will be informed if this is the case.

If the information you request was obtained from or relates to a third
party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on
whether or not to release the information to you.

In some cases there may a fee payable for the information requested. This
will be considered and you will be informed of the fee payable if this is
the case. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is
processed and released. The 20 day time limit for responses is put on hold
until receipt of the payment.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely

Michael Warby
Access to Information Officer - FOI & DPA

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 7857

Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Central team

Our reference: 7574532

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Dear Ms. Makambwe

Freedom of Information Act 2000

We write regarding your request for information, received on 26 January
2012.

It is with regret that we have been unable to complete our response within
the 20 working-days as required by the Act. This is due to the difficulty
that we are experiencing in collating the information that you have
requested. 

Please be assured that we are dealing with your request as matter of
urgency and we hope to provide you with a final response by 1 March 2012.
In the event that consideration is given to qualified exemptions we will
contact you again with a revised timescale.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Yours sincerely

Michael Warby
Access to Information Officer - FOI & DPA

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 7857

Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Central team

Our reference: 7574532

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Dear Ms. Makambwe,
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received on 26^th
January 2012. Please accept my apology for the delay that you have
experienced in receiving this response. Your request has now been
considered and the information requested is enclosed.
 
You requested information on the:
1. Provide the number of qualified social workers supplied
through recruitment agencies, analysed by Children and Adult service
Response
Please note we are withholding this information as we consider that the
absolute exemption under Section 40(2); Third party personal data applies.
 
Section 40 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).
 
We have withheld information in accordance with Section 40(2) by virtue of
s 40 (3) a (i) of the FOI Act which allows a public authority to withhold
information from a response to a request when the information requested is
personal data relating to someone other than the requestor, and its
disclosure would contravene one of the Data Protection principles.

We consider that the number of agency staff that are qualified social
workers acting in a social worker role are significantly low enough so as
to potentially identify them and that they are agency staff if we refine
this number firstly splitting it by Adults and Children’s services and
then further by indicating as to which centre they are based.
Such a disclosure would be unfair to the third party individuals and in
breach of the first Data Protection principle which states that –
“Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully”.

 
This is an absolute exemption.
 
2. Provide information on the number of in-house residential units, day
care centres and supported living settings currently using agency care /
support workers, their locations, also analysed by Children’s and Adult
Services
Response
Currently the following Children’s centres use agency staff:
1a Children’s Centre 1a Rosebury Avenue, Clerkenwell, EC1R 4SR
Agar Children’s Centre Wrotham Road, NW1 9SU
Acol Children’s Centre 16 Acol Road, West Hampstead, NW6 3AG
Gospel Oak Children’s Centre Lismore Circus, Gospel Oak, NW5 4RA
Hampden Nursery 80 Polymer Road, Somers Town, NW1 1HQ
Harmood Children’s Centre 1 Forge Place, NW1 8DQ
Kilburn Grange Children’s Centre Palmerston Road, Kilburn, NW6 2JL
Konstam Children’s Centre 75 Chester Road, Highgate, N19 5DH
Langtry Children’s Centre 11-29 Langtry Road, Kilburn, NW8 0AJ
Regents Park Children’s Centre Augustus Street, NW1 3TJ,
 
Currently the following Adult’s centres use agency staff:
 
Care Homes:
Branch Hill House, Hampstead, London, NW3 7LS
Wellesley Road Care Home, 1 Wellesley Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 4PN
St Margarets, 84 West Heath Road, London, NW3 7UN
Ingestre Road, 12 Ingestre Road, London, NW5 1UX
Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre, Belmont Street, London, NW1 8HF
 
Hostels and Day Centres:
Shoot-Up-Hill Day Centre (New Shoots), Cricklewood, London, NW2 3XJ
Parker House Hostel, 25 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5NX
Mayford Day Centre, 93 Mayford, Oakleigh Square, London, NW1 1NY
Pepperfield Day Centre, Cromer Street, WC1H 8LP
England's Lane (Hostel), 2 Englands Lane, Belsize Park, NW3 4XQ
Prince of Wales (Breakaway), Prince Of Wales Rd, NW5 3QR
Kingsgate Resource Centre, 208 Webheath, Palmerston Road, NW6 2JU
 
3. Advise which of question 2 are expected to be closed in 2012?
Response
The following Children’s centre is due to close in 2012:
Acol Children’s Centre 16 Acol Road, West Hampstead, NW6 3AG
 
Information concerning Adults centres that are due to close are exempted
under Section 21 (1) of the Act.
 
Section 21; Information accessible to applicant by other means
 
This exemption applies because the information is accessible to you by
other means. The information your have requested is contained on London
Borough of Camden website at:
 
[1]http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/soc...
 
4. Provide an organogram showing the Social Services Departments within
the Council
Response
Please see attached documents.
 
You have the right of appeal against the decision. If you wish to appeal
please set out in writing your grounds of appeal (within 2 months of this
letter) and send it to: Freedom of Information Appeals Panel, Central
Complaints Unit, Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE and your
complaint will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.
 
If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office. They can be
contacted at: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 01625 545 700
[2]www.ico.gov.uk
 
Yours sincerely

Michael Warby
Access to Information Officer - FOI & DPA

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 7857
 
 

References

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1. http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/soc...
http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/soc...
2. http://www.ico.gov.uk/