Use of Agency Social Work Professionals

Dear Mr Elliott

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information which I acknowledge was
received by the County Council on 25/03/2010.

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Yours sincerely

Kim Glass
Assistant Information Governance Officer
Information Governance team
Customer, Workforce and Governance Directorate
Warwickshire County Council
Saltisford Office Park
Ansell Way
Warwick
CV34 4UL

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Dear Mr Elliott

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your request for information is currently being considered by the County
Council. I am writing to advise you that there will be a short delay in
providing you with a substantive response to your request.

This is because it is taking some time to collate the information you have
requested. However, in relation to your first question -

1. a copy of the Reed, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee schedules for
recruitment to Warwickshire County Council, I write to advise that we do
not hold a 'Neutral vendor' contract with Reed.

I estimate that we will be able to make a decision as to whether or not we
can provide you with the information you have requested by 20th May 2010.
I will write to you as soon as possible after that advising you of the
Council's decision.

If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the
manner in which your request is being dealt with then please do not
hesitate to contact me at the above address in the first instance. Any
complaints will be dealt with under the Council's internal review
procedure.

Further information about your rights under the Freedom of Information
Act, is available from the Information Commissioner's Office (0303 123
1113) or www.ico.gov.uk and on the County Council's website.

Yours sincerely

Kim Glass
Assistant Information Governance Officer
Information Governance team
Customer, Workforce and Governance Directorate
Warwickshire County Council
Saltisford Office Park
Ansell Way
Warwick
CV34 4UL

Tel: 01926 743045 Int: 58 3045
[email address]

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Dear Mr Elliott

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
Your request for information has now been considered. The information you
have requested is below, please accept my apologies for the delay in
providing you with the requested information.

1. a copy of the Reed, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee schedules for
recruitment to Warwickshire County Council

We do not hold a 'Neutral vendor' contract with Reed.

2. all agencies on the Reed contract for the supply of social workers,
senior practitioners, assistant team managers, team managers and service
managers (referred to from now as "qualified social work professionals")
to Warwickshire County Council
Correct as at 19^th May 2010

Master Vendor

Reed Social Care

Contracted Support Agencies

Personnel & Care Bank
Entrust Social Care
SWIM
Elite Care
Academy Social Care
Randstad Care
Sanctuary Social Care
Blue Care

3. all agencies currently supplying Warwickshire County Council with
agency social work professionals

Correct as at 19^th May 2010

Reed Social Care
SWIM
Sanctuary Social Care
Randstad Care
4. the total number of qualified social work professionals currently
working on an agency basis Warwickshire County Council
17 - Correct as at 19^th May 2010

5. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals currently
working on an agency basis at Warwickshire County Council by supplier
Agency Social Workers are not classified by grade they are classified by
role - details below.

Correct as at 19^th May 2010

Reed Social Care (6)
Social Worker x 5
Team Leader x 1

SWIM (4)
Social Worker x 4

Sanctuary Social Care (1)
Social Worker x 1

Randstad Care (6)
Social Worker x 2
Senior Social Worker X 1
Team Leader X 1
Management Consultant X 2
6. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals currently
working on an agency basis at Warwickshire County Council by department

Correct as at 19^th May 2010

Adult Health & Community Services

Social Worker x 9
Senior Social Worker X 1
Team Leader X 1
Management Consultant X 2

Children Young People & Families

Social Worker x 3
Team Leader X 1

7. the pay and agency charge rate of each qualified social work
professional currently working on an agency basis at Warwickshire County
Council by department

Adult Health & Community Services

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Candidate Number | Job Role | Pay Rate | Agency Charge |
| | | | Rate |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 1 | Management Consultant | *30.00 | *36.50 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 2 | Management Consultant | *28.00 | *34.15 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 3 | Senior Social Worker | *22.50 | *27.60 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 4 | Social Worker | *20.30 | *23.61 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 5 | Social Worker | *20.30 | *23.34 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 6 | Social Worker | *19.00 | *28.04 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 7 | Social Worker | *18.00 | *21.40 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 8 | Social Worker | *18.56 | *21.40 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 9 | Social Worker | *20.30 | *23.34 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 10 | Social Worker | *21.80 | *25.10 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 11 | Social Worker | *16.00 | *22.81 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 12 | Social Worker | *22.04 | *26.88 |
|------------------+-----------------------+----------+------------------|
| 13 | Team Leader | *25.00 | *30.49 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Children Young People & Families

Candidate Number Job Role Pay Rate Agency Charge Rate
14 Social Worker *19.90 *22.82
15 Social Worker *19.00 *24.99
16 Social Worker *19.90 *22.82
17 Team Leader *21.00 *30.50

8. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional recruitment
through agencies for 2009-2010
CYP&F = 0

AH&CS
The 09-10 budget for agency social workers - *80,437

9. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional recruitment
through agencies for 2010-2011
CYP&F = 0

AH&CS
The 10-11 budget for agency social workers - *75,250
10. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work professionals
by department for the last 12 months
CYP&F
Children In Need = *446,659

AH&CS
The 09-10 spend for agency social workers - *552,433

11. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work professionals
by agency for the last 12 months
CYP&F

* Beresford Blake Thomas Ltd =*40,391
* Blue Group internaltional Ltd = *28,818
* Bluecare = *29,204
* Capita SHG Resourcing = *1,125
* Cariats Recruitment = *5,977
* Liquid Personnel Ltd = *22,382
* RBS Commercial services = *24,950
* Reed = *172,268
* Reliance Care = *7,618
* RS Locums = *39,212
* Venture Factors = *74,714

AH&CS

Please note regarding the information provided by AH&CS that whilst on the
face of it the budgets are lower than the spend, in fact we do not tend to
hold agency budgets - we hold staffing budgets and we tend to fund agency
costs from underspends on staffing budgets.

Therefore one should not conclude that we are "overspending" on agency
simply from comparing the budegts and actuals above.

You have the right to request that the County Council carry out an
internal review if you are not satisfied with the way your request was
dealt with or wish to appeal the decision. A request for an internal
review should be made in writing and addressed to me at the address above.
All requests for an internal review will be dealt with under the County
Council's internal review procedure.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you may
appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office, at the following address:

FOI Compliance Team (complaints)
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113

Yours sincerely

Kim

Kim Glass
Assistant Information Governance Officer
Information Governance team
Customer, Workforce and Governance Directorate
Warwickshire County Council
Saltisford Office Park
Ansell Way
Warwick
CV34 4UL

Tel: 01926 743045 Int: 58 3045
[email address]

This transmission is intended for the named addressee(s) only and may
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