Children's social worker workforce data

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Loredana Grigore

Dear Bromley Borough Council,

I am attempting to make an assessment of the impact of the IR35 changes that were made by the government in April as they impact upon the children’s services social worker workforce. I have data from Statistics: Children's social work workforce SFR08/2017 which gives me data for LAs as at September 30th last year.

Please advise the percentage of children’s services social workers as at the date at which you have the most recent information (indicating the date of course) who were directly employed by your Local Authority; employed on an agency basis; and the percentage of posts that were vacant.

Please also indicate any other factor that may explain variation in the balance between agency social workers and those that are directly employed such as a blanket policy change concerning agency staff.

Yours faithfully,

Loredana Grigore

BromleyCorporateCustomerServices,

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HR CEXfreedomofinformation, Bromley Borough Council

Dear Ms. Grigore,

 

Further to your FOI request below, please see our response:

 

As at 22^nd August 2017:

 

Permanent Workers in post – 58%

Agency Workers in post – 39%

Vacant – 3%

 

Yours sincerely,

 

HR/Chief Executive FOI Co-ordinator,

London Borough of Bromley

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HR CEXfreedomofinformation, Bromley Borough Council

Dear Ms. Grigore,

 

Since sending you my earlier response, I have been asked to add the
following:

 

The current balance in shifting in our favour based on the number of perm
appointment in the pipeline i.e. perm offers subject to the usual pre-
employment checks/start dates. By the end of the calendar year, with the
various appointments in the pipeline, the perm to agency ratio will be
closer to 80:20.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

HR/Chief Executive FOI Co-ordinator,

London Borough of Bromley

Tel: (020) 8313 4355

Fax: (020) 8313 4444

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From: HR CEXfreedomofinformation
Sent: 13 September 2017 12:36
To: '[FOI #423940 email]'
Subject: FOI 13366 - Children's Social Workers and IR35

 

Dear Ms. Grigore,

 

Further to your FOI request below, please see our response:

 

As at 22^nd August 2017:

 

Permanent Workers in post – 58%

Agency Workers in post – 39%

Vacant – 3%

 

Yours sincerely,

 

HR/Chief Executive FOI Co-ordinator,

London Borough of Bromley

Tel: (020) 8313 4355

Fax: (020) 8313 4444

Web: [2]www.bromley.gov.uk

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