Schools - Third Party Supply Spend

The request was refused by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Dear Cambridgeshire County Council,

I would like to know how much each primary, secondary and SEND school in the LEA (of which data is held) has spent on Supply Teaching or Teaching Assistant cover with external companies, and how much has beent spent with each of those companies per school, ideally. If this information is not available, then just a total spend by school.

I would like this data from the 1st September 2020 - 1st July 2021. However, if it is easier to run the information for the year then I can wait until the academic year finishes and you can send that over.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Smith

FOI, Cambridgeshire County Council

Dear Andy

Re: Freedom of Information Request ref 1631420

Thank you for your email. Your request will be dealt with in line with the Freedom of Information Act and its regulations. In accordance with the Act, the Council aims to respond to all requests within 20 working days, in this instance by 30th July 2021.

If we require further information, clarification or a fee in order to fulfil your request we will contact you again. Please quote the reference number above in all future correspondence concerning this request.

Kind regards

Information Governance Team
Tel: 01223 699137
Box No. SCO2306, Cambridgeshire County Council, Scott House, 5 George Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AD

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FOI, Cambridgeshire County Council

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Dear Andy Smith

 

Re: Freedom of Information Request ref: FOI_1631420

 

We have considered your request under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please find our response below.

 

Request

 

I would like to know how much each primary, secondary and SEND school in
the LEA (of which data is held) has spent on Supply Teaching or Teaching
Assistant cover with external companies, and how much has beent spent with
each of those companies per school, ideally. If this information is not
available, then just a total spend by school.

I would like this data from the 1st September 2020 - 1st July 2021.
However, if it is easier to run the information for the year then I can
wait until the academic year finishes and you can send that over.

 

Response

 

I would like to know how much each primary, secondary and SEND school in
the LEA (of which data is held) has spent on Supply Teaching or Teaching
Assistant cover with external companies, and how much has beent spent with
each of those companies per school, ideally. If this information is not
available, then just a total spend by school.

I would like this data from the 1st September 2020 - 1st July 2021.
However, if it is easier to run the information for the year then I can
wait until the academic year finishes and you can send that over.

 

The requested information in relation to total spend on Supply Teaching or
Teaching Assistant cover with external companies is not collated regularly
from schools but is reported to the local authority as part of an annual
reporting process at the closure of accounts at the end of the financial
year. As a result the local authority does not currently hold the
requested information in relation to total spend on each school for the
timeframe 1st September 2020 - 1st July 2021. A breakdown of spend per
company is not reported to the local authority and is held individually by
each school. To obtain this information you will need to direct your
request to the individual schools or academies, a list can be found here:
[1]https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/direct...

 

We are able to provide a total spend on E02 Supply Teaching staff and E26
Agency Supply Teaching Staff for April 2020 to March 2021 as attached.
Should you require information specific to the dates requested 1st
September 2020 - 1st July 2021 you may wish to submit your request
directly to the schools themselves as they do hold the data; a list of
schools or academies can be found here
[2]https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/direct...

 

I hope this information is helpful but if you are unhappy with the service
you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint
or request a review, you should write to Information Management, at either
[3][Cambridgeshire County Council request email] or by post at Box No. OCT1224, Shire Hall,
Cambridge CB3 0AP within 40 days of the date of this e-mail.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, or via their website: [4]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Generally, the ICO will not undertake a review or make a decision on a
request until the internal review process has been completed.

Kind Regards

 

Information Governance Team

Tel: 01223 699137

Box No. SCO2306, Cambridgeshire County Council, Scott House, 5 George
Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AD

 

 

 

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