Annual Spend on Supply Teachers and Agency Staff

Dear Deborah

Thank you for contacting Education Leeds. I have sent your 'Freedom of Information' request to the relevant team who will respond to you directly.

Kind regards,

Louise Montgomery
Education Leeds

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Dear Ms McBurney

I refer to the above and your email dated 7 September, regarding temporary
school staff, the content of which has been noted.

Your request is governed by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has
been passed to me to deal with on this basis. At this stage it is too
early for us to confirm whether or not we hold the information you have
requested. However, we will inform you of the outcome of our deliberations
as soon as possible. In any event, we will ensure that you either receive
the information or an explanation as to why this will not be provided by
no later than 5 October. This will be twenty working days from receipt of
your request, as set out under Section 10 of the above Act.

Depending on the estimated amount of time involved in locating and
retrieving the information we may have to refuse your request. This will
only arise if the total estimated cost of dealing with the above exceeds
the limit set by the government (£450 or 18 hours). I will inform you of
our decision when I write to you next.

I trust that this is self explanatory although if you have any queries
then please don't hesitate to contact me on Leeds 3950782 or in writing by
return email.

Kind regards

Nicola Palmer

Information Policy Access Officer

Education Leeds

Tel: (0113) 3950782 (ext 50782)

Fax: (0113) 2475354 (ext 75354)

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Dear Ms McBurney

I refer to the above and your email dated 7 September. I have contacted
the relevant services and now provide the following response to your
request for information relating to temporary staffing cover.

Please find attached a spreadsheet which confirms the amount paid for
temporary staffing cover by Leeds schools for 2009/10. This includes the
name of the school, the name of the company and the amounts paid. Please
note where we have paid a person instead of a company the description
states `individual'. This data has been extracted from a system called FMS
Leeds.

Temporary staff cover represents only a very small fraction of the overall
staffing costs for Leeds schools. Where costs are high, this may be due to
additional difficulties around provision for children with complex needs
(such as lower adult to child ratios, preventing the spread of infection
with illnesses, and requirements around pregnant members of staff) and the
difficulties of recruiting to posts with a particular specialism or
part-way through an academic year.

I hope this information is useful to you, however if you are dissatisfied
with this response then you have a right to appeal to an independent
officer within Education Leeds. On appeal, your request will be
re-examined and an assessment made as to whether the requirements of the
Act have been adhered to. Should you wish to follow this course of action
then please address your concerns in writing to Moin Patel, Knowledge and
Technology Team, 10th Floor East, Merrion House, Leeds, LS2 8DT or by
email at [1][email address].

You also have a right under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act
to ask the Information Commissioner to take a decision as to whether we
have met with our obligations under the Act. The Commissioner has made it
clear however that he expects all applicants to exhaust internal appeals
procedures prior to making such an application. Should you wish to contact
the Commissioner's Office then you can write to the following address:

Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF.

You may also contact the Commissioner via his website at [2]www.ico.gov.uk

I trust that this is self explanatory although if you have any queries
then please don't hesitate to contact me on Leeds (0113) 3950782, Jane
Sheehan on Leeds 2243615, or by return email.

Kind Regards

Nicola Palmer

Information Policy Access Officer

Education Leeds

Tel: (0113) 3950782 (ext 50782)

Fax: (0113) 2475354 (ext 75354)

The information contained in this message or any

of its attachments may be privileged and confidential

and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee.

If you have received this message in error, please notify

us at [email address] and

remove it from your system. Failure to comply with this

may lead to a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Education Leeds Limited is wholly owned by

Leeds City Council, registered in England No. 4155758.

Registered Office: Merrion House (10th Floor East),

110 Merrion Centre, Leeds LS2 8DR.

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