Agency Usuage

Dear Movya Makambwe

Thank you for your request for information, below which was received by the Council (07/12/11) and I will deal with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 09/01/12) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fee notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Corporate Services Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 353071
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Dear Movya Makambwe

 

 

Freedom of Information Act

Further Information is Required

 

I am writing regarding your request for information, which I received on
7th December 2011. In that request, you asked [outline of request]

 

 

The Council reasonably requires further information in order to identify
and locate the information you have asked for.

 

Q1

Please confirm are you asking for the numbers of qualified social workers
who are temps employed via recruitment agencies

 

Q2

Please clarify,  are you asking for information  just for those
residential units, day care centres and supported living settings where we
currently have agency staff?  

 

Or are you asking a) what in house units we have and separately

b) whether there are agency staff at them.  

 

I will not be able to take this matter further without this extra
information from you. 

 

 

The Constitution Unit, a research body at University College London, is
carrying out a study of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and its effect
on local government. An important part of the evaluation process is
gathering the experiences and opinions of FOI requesters like you. Any
information you provide will be handled in accordance with the privacy
policy explained in the survey. If you would like to take part in this
study, please the survey at
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/yc-fo... . Please
contact Ben Worthy at [email address] or on 020 7679 4974 to find out
more about the study or to speak to him further about your experiences.

 

If you wish to discuss any of the above, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should use the Comments, Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found at

http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/your-...

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally the ICO
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure
provided by Bracknell Forest Council. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Corporate Services Department

Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 353071

Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

 

 

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Dear Movya Makambwe

Thank you for clarifying your request for information, below which was received by the Council ( 24/01/12) and I will deal with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 17/02/12) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fee notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Corporate Services Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 353071
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Email Only

 

Dear Movya Makambwe

 

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information which was received on 20th January 2012.

 

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

 

Request

 

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

Adults - 4

Children's - 3 full time, 4 part time

 

    

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

Adults - 2 residential units using agency staff, Heathlands & Ladybank.

Children's - None. However, please contact me if your question relates to
Children's centres.

 

    

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

Adults - Council Executive are meeting w/c 20th Feb to decide the future
of Ladybank.

Children's - Not applicable

    

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

Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in
response to a request if it is already accessible to you. The information
you requested is available on the Council’s website (url).
[1]http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/

 

 

 

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

The Constitution Unit, a research body at University College London, is
carrying out a study of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and its effect
on local government. An important part of the evaluation process is
gathering the experiences and opinions of FOI requesters like you. Any
information you provide will be handled in accordance with the privacy
policy explained in the survey. If you would like to take part in this
study, please the survey at
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/yc-fo... . Please
contact Ben Worthy at [email address] or on 020 7679 4974 to find out
more about the study or to speak to him further about your experiences.

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should use the Comments, Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found at

http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/your-...

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Sent on behalf of;

Nicola Thurloway

Solicitor

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Easthampstead House

Town Square

Bracknell

Berks

RG12 1AQ

 

Tel: 01344 352000

DD Tel: 01344 353071

 

Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

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