Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales

Eric Blair made this Freedom of Information request to Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Eric Blair

8 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

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

1.1) 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/mastervendorc...

:- 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 Managed Service Provider framework. Please ensure
any provided pay-scale information provided explains how many years
of experience is required to be applicable to any specific hourly
rate. Sample FOI disclosed pay scale/rates information can be
downloaded via:
http://www.filedropper.com/agencypayscal...

:- Panel Vendor Agreement or equivalent information/documents

1.3 A copy of any contract/agreement used by yourself or any
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/panelvendorag...

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/panelvendorag...

and

Sample FOI disclosed pay scale/rates information can be downloaded
via:
http://www.filedropper.com/agencypayscal...

A sample FOI disclosed Managed Service Provider agreement can be
downloaded via:
http://www.filedropper.com/mastervendorc...

Please also indicate whether any of the information requested 1.1,
1.2, 1.3 has ever been disclosed before under the FOI Act.

Acessibility 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/accessib... -
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/so...

Yours faithfully,

Eric Blair

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From: Eric Blair

9 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to clarify/amend a part of my information
request,Section 1.2, with regards payscale information.

This part of my original request stated:

":- 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. Please ensure
any provided pay-scale information provided explains how many years
of experience is required to be applicable to any specific hourly
rate."

Please also add after the word '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.

Therefore section 1.2 should now read thus:

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.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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From: Parveen Bindra
Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

9 February 2009

Our Ref: L/PB/1955
Your Ref: RFI 1649

Dear Mr Blair,

Thank you for your request for information received on 9th February 2009.

Your request is being considered and the information will be provided with
the 20 day statutory timescale, this is subject to the information not
being exempt or containing reference to any third party.

Please contact us if you need the information requested in Braille, large
print, audio tape or another language.

The Act defines a number of exemptions, if any of these exemptions apply
to the information you have requested then the information may not be
released. You will be informed if this is the case along with details of
your right to appeal.

The application of an exemption may mean that the information you have
requested may take longer to provide than the 20 day limit. If this is
the case you will be notified in writing along with the additional time
required to consider your application.

If the information you have requested contains references to a third party
then they may have to be consulted before the information can be
released. If this is the case you will be notified in writing.

If you have any queries please contact me.

Regards,

Parveen Bindra
Data Protection and Information Officer
Legal & Electoral Services Department
T: 020 8891 7135
F: 020 8891 7733
E: [email address]
[1]www.richmond.gov.uk

Document: 1955/274173

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From: Eric Blair

10 February 2009

Dear Parveen Bindra,

Ref: L/PB/1955

Further to a request to clarify, please narrow my request to
temporary agency staff undertaking the following roles:

1) Social Workers

2 Social Work Assistants

in relation to such staff working with Children's Services and or
Adult's Services

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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From: Matthew Ginn
Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

9 March 2009

Our Ref: L/MG/1955

Your Ref: RFI 1649

Dear Mr. Blair,

Thank you for your request for information received on 9th February 2009.
Your request for information is being considered. It is felt that this
request is subject to a conditional exemption which is subject to the
public interest test namely Section 43.

It is anticipated that this will require an additional 10 working days to
the public interest test. If this timescale needs to be extended you will
be advised as to the reasons and provided with a revised timescale. I will
write to you as soon as possible with the outcome of the assessment.

If you have any other queries or concerns please contact me on the details
above.

Matthew Ginn

Information Lawyer

Legal & Electoral Services Department

T: 020 8891 7948

F: 020 8891 7733

E: [email address]

[1]www.richmond.gov.uk

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From: Matthew Ginn
Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

23 March 2009


Attachment 1649.doc
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Attachment 287965 Blair Commensura Contract scanned by TB at 23 03 2009 16 44 52.PDF.pdf
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Attachment BLAIR socialcare qualified agencies.xls
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Our Ref: L/PB/1955

Your Ref: RFI 1649

Dear Mr. Blair,

Thank you for your request for information received on 9th February 2009.
I attach the responses and information.

Matthew Ginn

Information Lawyer

Legal & Electoral Services Department

T: 020 8891 7948

F: 020 8891 7733

E: [email address]

[1]www.richmond.gov.uk

<<1649.doc>>

<<287965 - Blair Commensura Contract - scanned by TB at 23/03/2009
16:44:52>> <<BLAIR socialcare qualified agencies.xls>>

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