Pay grade/salary for senior practitioners in children’s social care

The request was refused by Bexley Borough Council.

Dear Bexley Borough Council,

Please can you inform us what the salary is for each individual “Senior practitioner” (social worker) in children’s social care within the long term department (Looked After Children’s Teams & Fostering)

Yours faithfully,

Anni

Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: 10803232

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Dear ?
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 18 October 2021
concerning Please can you inform us what the salary is for each individual
'Senior practitioner' (social worker) in children's social care within the
long term department (Looked After Children's Teams & Fostering).
 
This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
Can you please provide your full name. 
 
I will not be able to take this matter further without this extra
information from you. Please let me know by 25/10/2021.
 
If I do not hear from you within the timeframe provided, I shall take it
that you do not wish to pursue this request and will consider the request
closed.
 
If you need assistance, please contact me on 0203 045 3855 or
[email address]. Please remember to quote our reference
number,10803232, in any future communications.
 
Regards,

Lorraine Hand
Complaints and Freedom of Information Officer
London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
, Kent , DA6 7AT
Tel: 0203 045 3855
Email: [email address]
www.bexley.gov.uk

Dear Bexley Council,

Annika Gozme.

Yours sincerely,

Annika

Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

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Our reference: 10803232

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Dear ‎Ms Gozme‏
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 18 October 2021.
 
 Please find attached our response to your request.
  

Regards,

Jacquie Roberts
Administrator
London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
, Kent , DA6 7AT
Tel: 0203 045 3709
Email: [email address]
www.bexley.gov.uk

Dear Bexley Council,

Thank you for your response. I understand this is the table to demonstrate what it should be at. However, my request was for the actual paid salaries for the individuals please in the long term teams.

Yours sincerely,

Annika

Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

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Our reference: 10803232

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Dear ‎Ms Gozme‏
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 18 October 2021.
 
 Please find attached our response to your request.
  

Regards,

Jacquie Roberts
Administrator
London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
, Kent , DA6 7AT
Tel: 0203 045 3709
Email: [email address]
www.bexley.gov.uk

Dear Bexley Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Bexley Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Pay grade/salary for senior practitioners in children’s social care'.

Please review this decision, as I believe the exemption has been applied wrongly. Note that I am not requesting personal information. No names or personal info are being requested.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...

Yours faithfully,

Annika

Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: 10803232

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Dear Ms Gozme
 
Thank you for your request for a review received on 2 November 2021. I am
sorry that you are dissatisfied with our attempts to handle your request
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
 
We will provide you with a written response by 30 November 2021. If there
are any delays in providing you with a response we will let you know.
 
In the meantime if you have any further queries about your complaint, you
can contact me on the telephone number given above.
 
Regards,

Lorraine Hand
Complaints and Freedom of Information Officer
London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
, Kent , DA6 7AT
Tel: 0203 045 3855
Email: [email address]
www.bexley.gov.uk

Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: 10803232

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Dear Ms Gozme
 
I have considered your request for an internal review in respect of the
Refusal Notice in relation to provision of information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
My decision is that the outcome of the internal review is unsuccessful.
You have requested details of individual employees' salaries  We consider
that even if the names of staff are not included in this information it
may be possible to identify which individuals are included.  These roles
are not of a seniority where this is reasonable balancing the wish to be
transparent about the Council's pay arrangements and the requirement to
respect the right to privacy of the staff involved.  We consider that the
absolute exemption set out in Section 40 (Personal information) subsection
2 applies to the information requested. Therefore, we have decided to
withhold the information.
 
The annual full time salary range for roles in those teams are however
publicly available and are as follows:
 
£40,923 to £47,046 (maximum spine point) plus Choices benefit of £2,436
 
If you have any queries or concerns, then please contact me.
 
If you remain unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
 
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone 0303 123 1133
[1]www.ico.org.uk
Regards,

Nick Hollier
Deputy Director Corporate Services
London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
, Kent , DA6 7AT
Tel: 02030454091
Email: [email address]
www.bexley.gov.uk

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