Supply perm fees

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Dear Caerphilly County Borough Council,

There has been a lot of controversy in the news lately regarding supply agencies charging schools finders fees/perm fees. If an agency introduces a teacher to a school, and the school then take that teacher on contract, the agency has a right to charge the school a fee for this.

It seems to happen a lot in England, but not so much in Wales. Could you please provide me with a breakdown as to how much the schools in the borough have spent on these perm/finders fees in the last academic year (if at all). I am referring specifically to perm fees here and not general agency supply spend.

Yours faithfully,

Hannah W

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WWW: FOI, Caerphilly County Borough Council

Dear Hannah W,
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Unfortunately this Authority does not hold information regarding school
expenditure on perm / finder fees.
 
However, we believe information of this nature may be held by the
individual schools, who will also be covered by the Freedom of Information
Act.
 
Their contact details can be found at -
[1]http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/Sc...
 
We are sorry that we cannot help further on this occasion but if you are
in any way dissatisfied with the handling of your request, or have any
further information needs in the future then please contact me.
 
Yours sincerely
 
GARETH GRIFFITHS
Corporate Information Governance Assistant
 
 

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2004
 
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