Student Awards Agency for Scotland
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Gyleview House
3 Redheughs Rigg
Edinburgh
EH12 9HH
Erin Porter
Via email
: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Telephone/ Fòn: 0131 244 5258
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Our ref/ Ar comh: FOI/14/00998
9 July 2014
Dear Ms Porter
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA), which was received on 11 June.
You asked for the total spend on temporary workers employed via recruitment agencies in
2012, 2013 and 2014 to date with a breakdown by agency used, number of employees and
sectors of work. You also asked for details of the framework used to select agencies.
Details of the number of workers from each agency used are provided below. I can confirm
that we use a Scottish Governemtn Framework and details can be found on the Scottish
Government website:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement/directory/ProfessionalService
s/TempInterim
Temporary workers by year and supplier
Pertemps
Hays
Number of Individuals
36
3
2012
Total Cost*
£189,709
£11,880
Number of Individuals
125
9
2013
Total Cost*
£749,057
£269,700
Number of Individuals
79
15
2014**
Total Cost*
£194,293
£254,493
*All costs rounded to the nearest whole pound.
** Covers the period January to May 2014.
Please note, the number of individuals is based upon supplier returns. One individual may
undertake multiple assignments in a year. Similarly, several individuals may undertake the
same role over several assignments (e.g. one post filled by three different workers over the
year). It should not be assumed that the headcount figure represents that number of posts
filled by temporary workers.
We increased the number of temporary workers employed during 2013 to provide increased
resources during our peak processing period, April to September. This ensured that
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applications received by 30 June were processed ahead of course start dates and allowed
us to significantly improve our customer service.
Under the terms of section 17(1) of FOISA (information not held), the Scottish Government
is not required to provide information which it does not have. The Scottish Government
operates a person based HR system, meaning data on sectors of work fulfilled by
temporary staff are not held. However, you may wish to consult the Scottish Government
website which provides details of the general staff types supplied through the Temporary
and Interim Staff Frameworks:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement/directory/ProfessionalService
s/TempInterim/tempandinterimsupplist
If you are unhappy with this response to your request, you may ask us to carry out an
internal review by writing to David Wallace, Chief Executive, SAAS, Gyleview House, 3
Redheughs Rigg, Edinburgh. Your request should explain why you wish a review to be
carried out, and should be made within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, and we will
reply within 20 working days of receipt.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to make a
formal complaint to the Scottish Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Duncan
FOI Officer
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