No of staff in employment

Dear Ashton Yokovich-Brown,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
Nunber of Lawyer / Solicitor applications in legal department - Bexley - our reference 10/422

I acknowledge your request for information received on 22nd June 2010.

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Dear Mr Ashton Yokovich-Brown

Thank you for your recent freedom of information request concerning
numbers of staff in employment.

Your request has been considered and our response is shown below.

1. The number of job applications for lawyer/solicitor level roles
made to the Council's Legal Department within the last 3 years.
59 applications received for 4 vacancies

2. The number of job applications for lawyer/solicitor level roles
made to the Council's Legal Department by `Jewish / Somali / Sikh /
Hindu / Tamil' within the last 3 years.
5 Please note that 18 applicants had not provided any equal opportunities
information

3. How many of the above applications by `Jewish / Somali / Sikh /
Hindu / Tamil' have been successful.
2 were shortlisted for interview

4. How many `Jewish / Somali / Sikh / Hindu / Tamil' currently work
as lawyers/Solicitors for the Council and how many have worked as
lawyers/Solicitors on a yearly basis over the last 3 years.
None

5. Has the Council ever looked at the above as an issue of concern
and at what level in the Council's corporate structure was it
considered.
No

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact
the FOI Review Officer by email to [1][Bexley Borough Council request email]

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Website: [2]www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Trevor Mogg
Procurement Manager
London Borough of Bexley
[3][email address]
Direct dial 020 8294 6422

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