Please could you provide me with the following information:

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Dear Askham Bryan College,

Please could you provide me with the following information:

*which framework do you use?

*what spend do you have on non academic staff?

*which agencies do you use?

*what categories do you recruit for?

Yours faithfully,

Leigh Lilley

Jethro Powell, Askham Bryan College

Dear Leigh,

Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to me to respond to.

Given the nature of the information you are asking for, I will deal with this as a Freedom of Information Request and will aim to process the request within the statutory timescale of 20 working days. I calculate the 20 working days to expire 12th January 2023.

I will come back to you, however, as soon as I can, once I have looked into your request further.

In the meantime, and to assist me in providing you with the right information, can you please:

1. confirm if by "framework", you mean "procurement frameworks";

2. provide me with an indication as to what categories you mean by "categories".

Yours sincerely,

Jethro

Jethro Powell
Legal and Compliance Adviser | Corporation
Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772238 | F: +44 (0) 1904 772288 | E: [email address] | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk

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Jethro Powell, Askham Bryan College

Dear Leigh,

Further to my email below, I have since made some enquiries, internally. I have been asked to ask you for some further clarification on the information you are asking for.

Is the request for information in relation to all purchasing or just regarding agency staffing?

Also, in terms of expenditure - again are you referring to the engagement of temporary staff or finders fees for permanent staff sourced through an agency or both?

Please can you come back to me as soon as possible with this further clarification so that we can look into your request further. Without this further clarification, it will not be possible to properly respond to your request.

Regards,

Jethro

Jethro Powell
Legal and Compliance Adviser | Corporation
Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772238 | F: +44 (0) 1904 772288 | E: [email address] | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk

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Dear Jethro Powell,

Is the request for information in relation to all purchasing or just regarding agency staffing? Just agency please.

Also, in terms of expenditure - again are you referring to the engagement of temporary staff or finders fees for permanent staff sourced through an agency or both? Both please.

Yours sincerely,

Leigh Lilley

Jethro Powell, Askham Bryan College





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Jethro Powell, Askham Bryan College

Hi Leigh,

Thank you for your email and for the clarification.

I've asked our Finance team to look into this; but it may be that we also need some information from People Services to be able to respond to you properly. I'm conscious that the deadline is still 12th January 2023 so this may not be feasible, unless we agree to an extension in respect of the original deadline. Could we please have an extension of 10 working days from the 12th in which to respond? That would take us to 30th January 2023.

I hope in the circumstances, this won't be an issue; but please can you confirm you’re agreeable to this.

thanks

Jethro

Jethro Powell
Legal and Compliance Adviser | Corporation
Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772238 | F: +44 (0) 1904 772288 | E: [email address] | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk

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Jethro Powell, Askham Bryan College

Dear Leigh,

Further to our exchange of emails below, I can now confirm the following in relation to your queries:

*which framework do you use?

Our approach is based on using internal resources to recruit as much as possible and we tend to limit agency use. We undertake selection processes in which we invite 3 agencies to present their proposals, and we make a decision on which provider is appointed based on effectiveness and value for money. We have not used a framework for procurement of these services.

*what spend do you have on non-academic staff?

For the period 1/1/22 to 31/12/22, the College spent £91,934.38 on introductory fees with recruitment agencies for non-academic staff. This was with 5 different recruitment agents. This spend was unusually high during this period, however, due to a recent restructure. As well as this, we spent £14,358.06 in the same period on temporary agency placements that were paid by the week.

*which agencies do you use?

TR2
T15 International
Dovetail and slate
Edgeware Associates
Reed
Randstad
Protocol

*what categories do you recruit for?

Academic, non-academic, technical, Executive/senior leadership

As such, an extension will not now be necessary.

I trust that answers your queries.

However, if you are not satisfied with this outcome, then you have the right to an internal review, in which case you should email [email address]

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, who can be contacted via the following link https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

Yours sincerely,

Jethro

Jethro Powell
Legal and Compliance Adviser | Corporation
Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772238 | F: +44 (0) 1904 772288 | E: [email address] | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk

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