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

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Yours faithfully,

Eric Blair

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

Dear Eric Blair

Please see attached acknowledgement

Regards

Janet McDonald
Corporate Access to Information Officer
Legal & Democratic Services
Room 3.12
Southwark Town Hall
Peckham Road
London SE5 8UB

Tel: 020 7525 7511
Fax: 020 7525 7675

email: [email address]

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Southwark Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Agency worker: Agreements,
Contracts, pay scales'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

This request is currently overdue, by law, the response had to be
prompt but no later than 9 March 2009

Related disclosures already made:

Halton Council
"Thank you for providing the information requested
and doing so in such a short time of 7 working days."
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Newham Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

Liverpool Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/di...

Kingston upon Thames Borough Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

Telford & Wrekin Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

Dear Eric Blair

Please see attached response.

Regards

Janet McDonald
Corporate Access to Information Officer
Legal & Democratic Services
Room 3.12
Southwark Town Hall
Peckham Road
London SE5 8UB

Tel: 020 7525 7511
Fax: 020 7525 7675

email: [email address]

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Dear McDonald, Janet,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Southwark Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Agency worker:
Agreements,Contracts, pay scales'.

In your Letter of refusal you have not given any indication on
whether you communicated Comensura, before deciding to issue an
outright refusal to disclose any information.

Your letter of Refusal:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/78...

Your outright refusal looks less than credible when considered
against the full disclosures given today by Waltham Forest Council,
disclosures include:

1) Comensura & Waltham Forest Council Vendor Neutral contract

2) Comensura Panel Vendor agreement

3) Comensura pay rates

Copies of these disclosures can be seen at:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

These disclosures have been made by Waltham Forest Council, who got
the exact same information request as yourselves, your response
once again seems to lack credibility.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

THIS MESSAGE IS SENT ON BEHALF OF NORMAN COOMBE

Dear Eric Blair

Please see attached letter from Mr Coombe

Janet McDonald
Corporate Access to Information Officer
Legal & Democratic Services
Room 3.12
Southwark Town Hall
Peckham Road
London SE5 8UB

Tel: 020 7525 7511
Fax: 020 7525 7675

email: [email address]

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