Dear Julia

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request dated 7 November 2017 relating to Permanent recruitment over the last 12 months split by advertising, agency fees, transfer fees and training.

If the information is held, you will receive the infomration that you have requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt.

If the time taken to meet your request is likely to exceed 18 hours, we will contact and ask you to amend your request to bring it below the time limit. We will assist you with suggestions on how this might be achieved. I may also contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is to ensure that we provide you with the information that you require.

Please note that some information you have requested may not be provided to you; this will only be information that can withheld by law. In most cases, the reasons will be explained to you along with a copy of any information that can be released.

Yours sincerely

Laura
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Laura Gittings
Contracts and Compliance Officer
Tel 01922 688658
[email address]

Dear Julia Owen

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 7 November 2017, concerning permanent recruitment spend for the last 12 months (November 2016 – November 2017).

Advertising fees: £30,156

Agency fees: £0

Transfer fees: £40,029

Training: £0

Breakdown of Agencies used: Walsall College will be withholding this information under section 41 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as the price was agreed in confidence and that duty of confidentiality is owed to the other party. Disclosure would be a breach of that confidence.

If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you can request a review by writing to:
Gurpreet Sandhu
Contract and Compliance Manager
Walsall College
Wisemore Campus
Littleton Street West
Walsall
WS2 8ES

If you remain dissatisfied with the handing of your request or complaint, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 5457 45
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.

Yours Sincerely

Laura Gittings
________________________________________
Laura Gittings
Contracts and Compliance Officer
Tel 01922 688658
[email address]