Use of Agency Social Work professionals

A Elliott made this Freedom of Information request to North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: A Elliott

19 March 2010

Dear North Tyneside Borough Council,

1. a copy of the Comensura, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee
schedules for recruitment to North Tyneside Borough Council

2. all agencies on the Comensura 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 North Tyneside Borough Council

3. all agencies currently supplying North Tyneside Borough Council
with agency social work professionals

4. the total number of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at North Tyneside Borough
Council

5. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at North Tyneside Borough
Council by supplier

6. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at North Tyneside Borough
Council by department

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

8. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional
recruitment through agencies for 2009-2010

9. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional
recruitment through agencies for 2010-2011

10. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work
professionals by department for the last 12 months

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

Yours faithfully,

A Elliott

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From: FOI Officer
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

22 March 2010

Ref: RFI 2528/ACK
Date: 22/03/2010

Dear A Elliott

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 2528.

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request was received on 19/03/2010 and we are dealing with it under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As required by the legislation, we aim to answer your request within 20
working days from the date we received it. This has been calculated to
be 20/04/2010. If for any reason we are unable to meet this deadline we
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If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
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Regards

Geoff Snary
Policy Officer (Information Governance)
Performance, Data & Knowledge Group
Chief Executive's Office
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

Tel: 0191 643 2333
Fax: 0191 643 2341

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From: FOI Officer
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

16 April 2010

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Ref: RFI 2528/FDL/SL
Date: 16/04/2010

Dear A Elliott

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 2528.

Your request for information under the above legislation has now been
considered.

The information you asked for is attached:

<<Response RFI 2528.pdf>>

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our Disclosure Log. This is a record of all responses to completed
requests for information that we have received and dealt with under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations
2004 from 6th July 2009 onwards. Our Disclosure Log is available online at
the following address:

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I trust that this information answers your enquiry, but if you have any
further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

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may ask for an internal review. Please contact the Information Governance
Team no later than 40 working days after the date of this letter, after
which time we will consider the matter closed.

Information Governance Team
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

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Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office
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Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

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Regards

Geoff Snary
Policy Officer (Information Governance)
Performance, Data & Knowledge Group
Chief Executive's Office
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

Tel: 0191 643 2333
Fax: 0191 643 2341

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