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Recruitment of Social Workers
To Tower Hamlets Borough Council by Charlotte R Quinn 16 June 2009
Social Worker x 2 Ref: AHCS.4733
To Warwickshire County Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 April 2010
Newly Qualified Social Workers Employer Bradford Metropolitan District Council Location Bradford Working Pattern Full Time, Permanent position Hours Salary point 26 (Currently £22,001 pa) Reference C3333 Closing Date 14/09/2009 23:30 PM
To Bradford City Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 August 2009
YOS Social Workers Employer London Borough of Havering Location Havering Working Pattern Full Time, Permanent position Hours 36 Salary £24,383 to £37,964 (bar £33,446) including market allowance Reference SCL/CYPS/0577 Closing Date 22/06/2009 17:00 PM
To Havering Borough Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 August 2009
Social Worker (Child Health & Disability Team) Closing Date: 24/06/09 Reference: 9946
To Leeds City Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 August 2009
Social Worker - Reference: SA12010241
To South Gloucestershire Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 April 2010
Trainee Social Worker Salary: £22,692 - £24,573 Closing Date: 29/06/2009 Reference: CC/104
To Wandsworth Borough Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 August 2009
Social Workers – Emergency Duty Team Lambeth £29,277 rising in annual increments to £37,467 pa incl. LW Reference CYP 562
To Lambeth Borough Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 August 2009
0336 - Social Worker - Targeted Youth Support Team - 0336
To Richmond upon Thames Borough Council by Charlotte R Quinn 2 April 2010
Social Work Assistants (Family Support and Protection Teams) Ref: CSD/1971
Charlotte R Quinn made this Freedom of Information request to Tower Hamlets Borough Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Charlotte R Quinn
2 August 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Social Work Assistants (Family Support and Protection Teams) Ref:
CSD/1971
For the above Job you recently advertised, can you please send me
an email of the following information
1) How many people applied?
2) How many people got short listed for interview?
and a copy of.
3) The actual questions used in the interview(s) for this post,
including a copy of the document/form or documents/forms used to
record the interviewees responses, in addition to scoring or
evaluating any interviewee's responses.
4) A copy of any document/form or documents/forms used to short
list candidates for this post.
5) Was anyone recruited for the post, and
5.1) Was the successful candidate already an employee or agency
worker, or an external one?
6) A copy of any actual Case study or computer or paper based
exercise/task used in the interview(s) or recruitment for this
specific post, in addition to any document/form or documents/forms
used for scoring or evaluating any interviewee's exercise/task.
7) What was the Job Title or Designation of all those who conducted
or participated in the interview(s) for this particular post.
Yours faithfully,
Charlotte R Quinn
From: Rupna Khanam
Tower Hamlets Borough Council
3 August 2009
Dear Sir/Madam
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
Thank you for your email.
Your request is being considered and if the information is held 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.
If the time taken to meet your request is likely to exceed 18 hours, we
will contact you and ask you amend your request to bring it below this
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most cases the reasons will be explained to you along with your copy of
any information that can be released to you.
Yours faithfully,
Jane Jones
Information Governance Administrative Officer
Legal Services
6th Floor
Mulberry Place
London E14 2BG
0207 364 4736
[email address]
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From: Charlotte R Quinn
3 September 2009
Dear Rupna Khanam,
This request is currently overdue a response. By law, your response
had to be prompt but no later than 2 September 2009. Under the
Freedom of Information Act you should have replied by now, and are
breaking the law.
Yours sincerely,
Charlotte R Quinn
From: Rupna Khanam
Tower Hamlets Borough Council
6 October 2009
Dear Ms Quinn
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000- IGT_FOI_08_2068- Social Work Assistants
Job
Your request for information dated 2nd August 2009 has been considered
under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Please see below
the information requested. We have answered questions 1 and 2. The
recruitment process is still in progress as such we are unable to provide
any of the documentation or information requested on the interview or the
successful candidate. However, you can put in another request once the
process has been completed
1) 241 applicants applied the vacant post
2) 14 applicants are shortlisted to be interview
If you have any queries please get in touch with me to discuss them. You
might like to know that the Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
contains a section on the Freedom of Information Act that lists other
publications readily available from the Council under its Publication
Scheme.
Yours sincerely,
Jane Jones
Information Governance Administrative Officer
Legal Services
6th Floor
Mulberry Place
London E14 2BG
0207 364 4736
[email address]
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Tower Hamlets Town Hall
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London E14 2BG
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Further information about the operation of the act is available from the
council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk and the information leaflet in
public reception areas in Council buildings.
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