Selection, interviewing and use of agency workers.

Justine made this Freedom of Information request to Haringey Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Justine

26 June 2010

Dear Haringey Borough Council,

Can you provide copies of any internal information you have about
the selection, interviewing and use of agency workers.

Also provide a copy of your internal policy or guidance on how long
your retain the following:

A: For agency workers who are selected and start working within
your Council.

Copies of the their CV or Job application and interview notes,
record or score sheets, completed exercises or assessments.

B: For agency workers who are interviewed but not selected.

Copies of the their CV or Job application and interview notes,
record or score sheets, completed exercises or assessments.

1: If you do retain both A and B candidate information, please
explain why this is and how it meets your Equality and
Anti-Dicriminatory duties.

2: If you only retain candidate B information, , please explain why
this is and how it meets your Equality and Anti-Discriminatory
duties.

3) If you retain candidate A information but destroy B candidate
information, immediately it i decided they are not selected, please
explain why this is and how it meets your Equality and
Anti-Discriminatory duties.

4) If you do destroy candidate B information at any time, please
advise when this takes place and why.

5) If you do destroy candidate A information at any time, please
advise when this takes place and why.

6) If you do destroy candidate B, more or less after an interview,
please explain how you can ensure that candidate A was selected on
the basis of merit as you will not have anything to compare
candidate A with any other candidate Bs who had not been selected.
Please explain why this is and how it meets your Equality and
Anti-Discriminatory duties and complies with your own internal
policy.

Yours faithfully,

Justine Eades

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From: FOI
Haringey Borough Council

30 June 2010

Dear Ms Eades,

Freedom of Information Request: Reference

I acknowledge your request for information received on 28.06.2010.

This information request will be dealt with in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and we will send the response by 26.07.2010.

Your request is being dealt with by Feedback and Information Team.

If you have any queries please contact:

Feedback and Information Team

Haringey Council

River Park House

225 High Road

London N22 8HQ

Tel: 020 8489 2552

Fax: 020 8489 3992

Please note that the Freedom of Information Act gives people the right to
access information that is held on record by public authorities. The Act
does not give people a right to be given answers to questions that they
would like to put to a local authority.

In terms of your requests starting: 'please explain why' these are not
requests for information held as you are asking for explanations which
would involve creating new information.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Sirkku Pietikäinen

Feedback and Information Officer

Feedback and Information Team

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From: Justine

6 July 2010

Dear FOI,

To help focus my request I am happy to restrict it to agency
workers who are Social Workers, as this is a common topic here:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/search/age...

Yours sincerely,

Justine

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From: Dyos Sue
Haringey Borough Council

21 July 2010


Attachment agency temp policy v6.doc
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Dear Ms Eades,

Freedom of Information Act Request ref: 810002743

Thank you for your request below.

Please find attached a copy of our policy regarding the use of Agency
Staff.

The Council operates a managed service contract for the provision of
agency staffing resources. Agency suppliers contract with the managed
service provider.

The Council does not operate a policy requiring the retention of candidate
CVs, applications, or interim notes for agency workers. We are therefore
unable to answer questions 1-6.

If you have any further queries, or are unhappy with how we have dealt
with your request and wish to make a complaint, please contact the
Feedback and Information Team as below.

Feedback and Information Team
River Park House
225 High Road
LONDON
N22 8HQ
Telephone: 020 8489 2550
Fax: 020 8489 3992
Web: [1]www.haringey.gov.uk/fit
Email: [2][email address]

Regards,
S Dyos
Haringey Council

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