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Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales

Eric Blair made this Freedom of Information request to Ealing Borough Council

The request was partially 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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Ealing Borough Council

12 February 2009

Dear Mr Blair

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information regarding temporary/agency social care and social worker staff, which was received on 9 February.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines a number of exemptions that will prevent the release of information. We will assess the information you have requested to determine if any of the exemption categories apply. If an exemption applies some or all of the information you have requested may not be released.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken to release the information to you.

There may be a fee payable for this information. If this is the case you will be informed prior to any work commencing on your behalf. The 20 working day time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

Yours sincerely

Paul Willman
Information & Data Compliance Officer

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

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From: Eric Blair

10 March 2009

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 Ealing Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Agency worker: Agreements,
Contracts, pay scales'.

Request an internal review from Ealing Borough Council

If you are dissatisfied by the response you got from the public
authority, you have the right to complain (details).

This request is currently overdue a response from Ealing Borough
Council. 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...

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

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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From: foirequests foirequests
Ealing Borough Council

10 March 2009

Dear Mr Blair,

Thank you for your request for an internal review.

Please accept my apologies that we have not provided a response to your request so far. Unfortunately we have had a very steep increase in FoI requests this year, and Social Services in particular have many to respond to. We will endeavour to provide you with the information you have requested as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Jonathan Turner
Information and Data Compliance Officer

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

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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 Ealing Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Agency worker: Agreements,
Contracts, pay scales'.

Request an internal review from Ealing Borough Council

If you are dissatisfied by the response you got from the public
authority, you have the right to complain (details).

This request is currently overdue a response from Ealing Borough
Council. 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...

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

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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From: foirequests foirequests
Ealing Borough Council

13 March 2009


Attachment Providing information.doc
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Dear Mr Blair

Please find attached regarding your FOI request.

Yours sincerely

Paul Willman
Information & Data Compliance Officer

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

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From: foirequests foirequests
Ealing Borough Council

16 March 2009


Attachment Agreement19.04.07.pdf
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Attachment Novation.pdf
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Dear Mr Blair

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received by the Council on 9
February. Please find attached the remaining information you
requested.

Prices have been removed (parts of pages 40-42) because they are exempt
information under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. This
is because the disclosure of these prices would prejudice the commercial
interests of Eden Brown. If these prices were in the public domain Eden
Brown’s competitors would know how Eden Brown had calculated costs in
a previous tender and could use this information to put in a lower bid
in similar tenders in the future.

Section 43 is a qualified exemption, which means that we have to apply
the public interest test, and show that the public interest in
maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing
the information. There is a clear public interest in the transparency
of the spending of council money and in the promoting of accountability
by the council for the decisions it makes. However, there is a very
strong public interest in the tender process being fair and even-handed
and we believe this outweighs any interest in disclosure. The public
interest, therefore, lies in favour of maintaining the exemption.

You are free to use the information supplied for your own use,
including for non-commercial research purposes. The information may
also be used for the purposes of news reporting. However, any other
type of re-use, for example, by publishing the information, issuing
copies to the public or marketing will require our permission as
copyright holder. If you intend to re-use this information in the manner
described above you must apply to us.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, please
follow the Freedom of Information complaints process:
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/counci...

Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 40
working days of your receipt of this response. Any such request
received after this time will only be considered at our discretion.

If you are not satisfied with the results of the internal appeal you
can then complain to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Paul Willman
Information & Data Compliance Officer

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

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