Children's Services Request

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Dear North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council,

I would like to establish some information regarding the use for agency labour staff within children’s services and would be grateful if you could answer the following questions for me:

1. In relation to the current master vendor contract in place for the supply of temporary workers, how many qualified social work professionals do you current have in post across Children Services? This is in relation to the provision of social workers, senior practitioners, assistant team managers, team managers and service managers within Children Services (referred to from now on as “QSWPs”)

2. In the event that you are unable to source suitably qualified QSWPs from the master vendor do you deal directly with other recruitment agencies who can fill your vacancies on an off framework basis?

3. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, how many temporary QSWPs do you currently have deployed across Children Services on an off framework basis (please provide total numbers by SUPPLIER)?

4. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, please provide the NUMBER and GRADE of QSWPs working on a temporary off framework basis by DEPARTMENT?
5. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, please provide the range of supplier CHARGE RATES and corresponding GRADE of QSWPs currently working on an off framework agency basis?

6. How much agency QSWP spend has there been outside of the master vendor contract from 6th April 2016 to 31st January 2017?

7. Please provide me with an up to date Organisational Structure chart for and Children Social Services including all manager NAMES, contact email address, contact telephone numbers and job titles.

Yours faithfully,

Scott J Brown

FOI Officer, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear Scott J Brown

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 1702080. 
Thank you for your request for information. 

 

Your request was received on 21/02/2017 and the Council is dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

 

As required by the legislation, the Council aims to answer your request
promptly, but no later than 20 working days after receipt. As stated in
the Information Commissioner’s guidance, Awareness Guidance 11 Time for
Compliance, the 20 working day clock starts the day after the Council
received the request. The due date has been calculated to be 21/03/2017. 

 

If the information you have requested contains reference to a third party,
then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or
not to release the information to you.

 

Very occasionally, fees may be payable for the supply of information under
the Freedom of Information Act.  This will be considered, and if fees are
payable in respect of this request the Council will contact you before
proceeding in order to be sure that you are happy to go ahead.  Any fees
that do apply must be paid before the information is processed and
released.

 

Please note that an anonymised copy of our response to your request may be
published in the Council’s Disclosure Log where appropriate.  This is a
record of responses to completed requests for information that the Council
has received and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 from 6 July 2009 onwards.

 

The Council’s Disclosure Log is available online at the following address:

 

[1]http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

 

If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact
us.

 

 

Eilidh Cook

Central Information Manager

Information Governance

[2]North Tyneside Council.

 

Tel: (0191) 643 5363 / 2333

 

[3]Facebook[4]Twitter email 

 

[5]www.northtyneside.gov.uk 

 

 

From: Scott J Brown [mailto:[FOI #391042 email]]
Sent: 21 February 2017 16:31
To: FOI Officer
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Children's Services Request
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Dear North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council,

I would like to establish some information regarding the use for agency
labour staff within children’s services and would be grateful if you could
answer the following questions for me:

1. In relation to the current master vendor contract in place for the
supply of temporary workers, how many qualified social work professionals
do you current have in post across Children Services? This is in relation
to the provision of social workers, senior practitioners, assistant team
managers, team managers and service managers within Children Services
(referred to from now on as “QSWPs”)

2. In the event that you are unable to source suitably qualified QSWPs
from the master vendor do you deal directly with other recruitment
agencies who can fill your vacancies on an off framework basis?

3. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, how
many temporary QSWPs do you currently have deployed across Children
Services on an off framework basis (please provide total numbers by
SUPPLIER)?

4. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, please
provide the NUMBER and GRADE of QSWPs working on a temporary off framework
basis by DEPARTMENT?
5. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, please
provide the range of supplier CHARGE RATES and corresponding GRADE of
QSWPs currently working on an off framework agency basis?

6. How much agency QSWP spend has there been outside of the master vendor
contract from 6th April 2016 to 31st January 2017?

7. Please provide me with an up to date Organisational Structure chart for
and Children Social Services including all manager NAMES, contact email
address, contact telephone numbers and job titles.

Yours faithfully,

Scott J Brown

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FOI Officer, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear Scott J Brown

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 1702080

 

Your request for information under the above legislation has now been
considered. Please see response attached.

 

Please note that an anonymised copy of this response may be published in
our Disclosure Log where appropriate.

 

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

 

[1]http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

 

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

 

If you are unhappy with the way the Council has handled your request, you
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.

 

Law and Governance

North Tyneside Council

Quadrant

The Silverlink North

Cobalt Business Park

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

 

e-mail [2][North Tyneside Council request email]

 

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

[3]www.ico.org.uk

 

 

 

Eilidh Cook

Central Information Manager

Information Governance

[4]North Tyneside Council.

 

Tel: (0191) 643 5363 / 2333

 

[5]Facebook[6]Twitter email 

 

[7]www.northtyneside.gov.uk 

 

 

From: Eilidh.Cook
Sent: 22 February 2017 08:58
To: Scott J Brown
Cc: FOI Officer
Subject: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RFI
1702080.

 

Dear Scott J Brown

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 1702080. 
Thank you for your request for information. 

 

Your request was received on 21/02/2017 and the Council is dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

 

As required by the legislation, the Council aims to answer your request
promptly, but no later than 20 working days after receipt. As stated in
the Information Commissioner’s guidance, Awareness Guidance 11 Time for
Compliance, the 20 working day clock starts the day after the Council
received the request. The due date has been calculated to be 21/03/2017. 

 

If the information you have requested contains reference to a third party,
then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or
not to release the information to you.

 

Very occasionally, fees may be payable for the supply of information under
the Freedom of Information Act.  This will be considered, and if fees are
payable in respect of this request the Council will contact you before
proceeding in order to be sure that you are happy to go ahead.  Any fees
that do apply must be paid before the information is processed and
released.

 

Please note that an anonymised copy of our response to your request may be
published in the Council’s Disclosure Log where appropriate.  This is a
record of responses to completed requests for information that the Council
has received and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 from 6 July 2009 onwards.

 

The Council’s Disclosure Log is available online at the following address:

 

[8]http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

 

If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact
us.

 

 

Eilidh Cook

Central Information Manager

Information Governance

[9]North Tyneside Council.

 

Tel: (0191) 643 5363 / 2333

 

[10]Facebook[11]Twitter email 

 

[12]www.northtyneside.gov.uk 

 

 

From: Scott J Brown
[[13]mailto:[FOI #391042 email]]
Sent: 21 February 2017 16:31
To: FOI Officer
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Children's Services Request
[Scanned]

 

Dear North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council,

I would like to establish some information regarding the use for agency
labour staff within children’s services and would be grateful if you could
answer the following questions for me:

1. In relation to the current master vendor contract in place for the
supply of temporary workers, how many qualified social work professionals
do you current have in post across Children Services? This is in relation
to the provision of social workers, senior practitioners, assistant team
managers, team managers and service managers within Children Services
(referred to from now on as “QSWPs”)

2. In the event that you are unable to source suitably qualified QSWPs
from the master vendor do you deal directly with other recruitment
agencies who can fill your vacancies on an off framework basis?

3. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, how
many temporary QSWPs do you currently have deployed across Children
Services on an off framework basis (please provide total numbers by
SUPPLIER)?

4. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, please
provide the NUMBER and GRADE of QSWPs working on a temporary off framework
basis by DEPARTMENT?
5. In the event that you have vacancies filled by other suppliers, please
provide the range of supplier CHARGE RATES and corresponding GRADE of
QSWPs currently working on an off framework agency basis?

6. How much agency QSWP spend has there been outside of the master vendor
contract from 6th April 2016 to 31st January 2017?

7. Please provide me with an up to date Organisational Structure chart for
and Children Social Services including all manager NAMES, contact email
address, contact telephone numbers and job titles.

Yours faithfully,

Scott J Brown

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[14][FOI #391042 email]

Is [15][North Tyneside Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council? If
so, please contact us using this form:
[16]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[17]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[18]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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