Agency Spend 20/21

The request was refused by EKC Group.

Dear East Kent College,

Can you provide a breakdown of money spent on Lecturers/Assessors/Learning Support via recruitment agencies for the 20/21 Academic year. Split by temporary and permanent.
Can you also specify the money spent with each named agency and in which department?

Yours faithfully,

Charlotte Wilson

FOI, EKC Group

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Dear Charlotte,

 

Thank you for your request for information submitted under the Freedom of
Information Act. The information that you have requested is annotated onto
your message below in blue text.

 

Please note that in respect of the response to question regarding naming
the agencies used, we consider that this is commercially sensitive and as
such is exempt from release under section 43(2) of the FOI Act. Section
43(2) exempts information where disclosure would, or would be likely, to
prejudice the commercial interest of any person (an individual, person,
company, public authority or legal entity). Section 43(2)) is a qualified
exemption and we are required to conduct a public interest test when
applying a qualified exemption. This means that after it has been decided
that the exemption is engaged, the public interest in releasing the
information must be considered. If the public interest in disclosing the
information outweighs the public interest in withholding it then the
exemption does not apply and the information must be released. In the FOI
Act there is a presumption that information should be released unless
there is a compelling reasons to withhold it. The public interest test has
now been concluded and the balance of the public interest has found to
fall in favour of withholding the information covered by the section 43(2)
exemption. Release of this information would negatively impact upon future
procurement and tendering activities and lead to unfair competitive
advantage.

 

I trust that this information answers your query but should you be unhappy
with the response provided or require further clarification, you may
contact me by email. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of any
further response from EKC Group, you may apply directly to the Information
Commissioner (ICO) as long as all lines of enquiry with EKC Group have
been exhausted. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

[1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jack Collison
Corporate Services Officer

[2]ekcgroup.ac.uk

 

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