Agency Usage

Dear Movya Makambwe

 

Request for Information (Reference 11/FOI/4172)

 

Thank you for your request for information for agency use, received on 13
December 2011. Your request is being considered and you will receive a
response as soon as possible, and within the statutory timescale of 20
working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) 2000;
that date is 13 January 2012.

 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to the principles of FoIA and
will, wherever possible, provide all information requested unless
constrained by another statute or by an exemption within the FoIA. Please
note some information you have requested may not be provided to you; this
will only be information that can be withheld by law, and the reason will
be explained to you when we send out any information that can be released.

 

We may need to contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is
to ensure we provide you with the information you require.

 

If the information you have requested is held by another public authority,
we will transfer the request to them. If you have any objections to this,
please contact us as soon as possible so we know not to transfer the
request, and we will provide you with the relevant contact details
instead.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Sue Morris

Information Management Service Administrator

 

Gloucestershire County Council

Shire Hall

Westgate Street

Gloucester

GL1 2TG

 

Tel: 01452 425186

Email: [1][Gloucestershire County Council request email]

 

Go to [2]www.gloucestershire.gov.uk to find information on any County
Council service. It couldn’t be easier to find information instantly and
in some cases apply for services online.

 

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Dear Movya,

Request for Information (Reference: 11/FOI/4172)

 

I am writing in response to your request for information received on 13th
December, 2011 concerning QSW agency usage across children’s and adult
services.

Your request has been carefully considered and I am pleased to confirm
that Gloucestershire County Council does hold the information you have
requested.

1. Provide the number of qualified social workers supplied through
recruitment agencies, analysed by Children and Adult services.

 

Response:

Adult services:                     7

Children’s services:         20

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:

Adult services
Dean House, Cinderford
Intermediate Care Cheltenham &Tewkesbury
Gloucester Adult Fieldwork Team
Cheltenham MDT and Cheltenham East MDT
Tewkesbury MDT and St Pauls
Learning Disabilities
Dean House, Cinderford
Forest Adults Team
Hospital Teams
Cotswold Independent Living
Tewkesbury MDT and St Pauls
Cheltenham Locality

Children’s services
Gloucester CIN
16+, Youth Service
Soulutions, Gloucestershire Leaving Care Service
Cheltenham Children in Need
Stroud and Cotswold Referral Team
Forest Children’s and Families Team

3. Advise which of question 2 are expected to be closed in 2012?

 

Response:

No closures are planned in 2012.

4. Provide an organogram showing the Social Services Departments within
the Council.

Please find attached copies of the following documents:

Adult services:

Filename ‘20120103 11FOI4172 CAC - Info for response - SMT structure -
Q4.pdf’                                               (Senior Management
Team structure)
Filename ‘20120112 11FOI4172 CAC - Info for response - GCS structure less
names - Q4 FINAL.ppt’           (Gloucestershire Care Services structure)

Children’s services:

Filename ‘20111229 11FOI4172 CYP - Info for response - CYP structure -
Q4.doc’                                                (OLT Structure
Chart)

Gloucestershire County Council has not withheld any information in
relation to this request under the exemptions of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FoIA).

I hope the information received is what you were expecting. If you feel
that we have failed to comply with the FoIA in relation to this request,
you can make a complaint or request an internal review by writing back
within 40 working days of the date of receipt of this email, and sending
us any evidence you think supports your complaint. 

 

A copy of the Information Compliance Complaints Procedure is on our
website at [1]http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index....,
and there would be no charge for dealing with your complaint. Please
address your complaint or request for an internal review to the
Information Management Service at:

Gloucestershire County Council
Ground Floor, Block 2/3
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG

 

Or by email to [2][Gloucestershire County Council request email] 

To help us understand our users and improve our service, we would
appreciate your feedback on the quality of service and response you have
received in relation to your recent request for information. If you would
like to provide feedback, please use our online form at
[3]http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.....

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Information Management Service

Gloucestershire County Council

Shire Hall

Westgate Street

Gloucester

GL1 2TG

 

Go to [4]www.gloucestershire.gov.uk to find information on any County
Council service.
It couldn’t be easier to find information instantly and in some cases
apply for services online.

 

For Freedom of Information (FOI) requests please email
[5][Gloucestershire County Council request email]

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