Numbers Of Staff

The request was refused by Durham County Council.

Dear Durham County Council,

Please could you tell me how staff employed by Durham County Council and Teesdale District Council were based, on a permanent basis in the district of Teesdale in February 2009.

Please could you also give the number of Durham County Council staff based in the same geographic area on a permanent basis in December 2013.

Yours faithfully,

Thomas

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Freedom of Information,

Dear Thomas,

It has been decided that this request will be answered by the council's Human Resources and they will respond to you direct. The request will be handled as business as usual and not through the Freedom of Information process.

Regards,

The Information Management Team
Durham County Council

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Freedom of Information,

Dear Thomas,

YOU REQUESTED:

Please could you tell me how staff employed by Durham County Council and Teesdale District Council were based, on a permanent basis in the district of Teesdale in February 2009.

Please could you also give the number of Durham County Council staff based in the same geographic area on a permanent basis in December 2013.

OUR RESPONSE:

We do not record the information on a geographic basis as staff will move in and out of an area as their work requires.

We can provide you with the link to the annual reports for local government employment:

http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/local-...

You will be able to find Teesdale's employment figures in quarter 1 of 2009 spreadsheet. If you search by Durham County Council in the same spreadsheet you will find the information.

Regards,

The Information Management Team
Durham County Council

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Dear Freedom of Information,

This isn’t true. How many staff are at the library, how many staff at the council offices, how many staff at the leisure centre?

April 2012 – Sarah Robson, Durham County Council’s head of economic development and housing, said: “We currently employ more than 80 people in the town. This includes employees from a range of services based at Teesdale House as well as staff working at the new Hub facility and those working in social services, the registry office, One Point service, the library and the leisure centre.”

Yours sincerely,

Thomas

Dear Freedom of Information,

This isn’t true. Bear in mind the request was regarding staff based permanently in the area so staff not based in the area on a permanent basis should not be considered as part of the request. It would be worth considering how many staff are at the library, how many staff at the council offices, how many staff at the leisure centre etc.

April 2012 – Sarah Robson, Durham County Council’s head of economic
development and housing, said: “We currently employ more than 80
people in the town. This includes employees from a range of
services based at Teesdale House as well as staff working at the
new Hub facility and those working in social services, the registry
office, One Point service, the library and the leisure centre.”

Yours sincerely,

Thomas

Freedom of Information,

Our new reference: IR20141236T

 

Dear Thomas,

 

Following your email, we will now carry out an Internal Review of the
above request. To allow us to track your internal review more easily and
provide a timely response, we have logged it under a new reference number,
as above. A response from the review will be provided within 20 working
days or no later than 40 working days in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

The Information Management Team

Durham County Council

 

 

 

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Clare Burrows,

Dear Thomas

 

I have now had opportunity to conclude my internal review of your Freedom
of Information Act (“FOI”) request. 

 

On 17 January 2014 you requested

 

1.       How many staff employed by Durham County Council and Teesdale
District Council were based on a permanent basis in the district of
Teesdale in February 2009.

2.       The number of Durham County Council staff based in the same
geographic area on a permanent basis in December 2013.

 

On 21 January 2014 you were provided with a link to an external website
[1]http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/local-...
which shows Teesdale’s employment figures in quarter 1 of the 2009
spreadsheet.

 

In relation to your second question, I can confirm that the Council does
not record the number of staff based at a particular geographic location
by reference to the former Districts.   Some employees may move from
location to location depending on the service needed. 

 

I trust you are satisfied with the outcome of this review however if you
are dissatisfied, you have a right of appeal to the Information
Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [2][email address]

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Clare Burrows

Governance Solicitor

Legal Services

Durham County Council

Tel: 03000 260548

 

Please note that my working days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

 

 

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