Dear George Smith,

FOI REQUEST FOI001-4211

We acknowledge your request for information received on 11^th July 2022.

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Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Cyfarwyddiaeth y Prif Weithredwr|  Chief
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Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Ogwr | E-bost / E-Mail
Bridgend County Borough Council [3][Bridgend County Borough Council request email]

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From: George Smith <[FOI #877526 email]>
Sent: 11 July 2022 10:15
To: foi <[Bridgend County Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Temporary Agency Usage

Dear Bridgend County Borough Council,

Please could you provide me with the following information?

1.Temporary agency spend for 2021 & year to date including a list of
agencies that supplied to you and their individual spend for Nursing
support and health care.

2. Locations / Departments that are using agency staff and their total
spend.

3. Agreements in place with agencies and their renewal dates.

Yours faithfully,

George Smith

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George Smith,

Are you able to clarify whether your request would include agency staff
working in schools and social workers please?

Many thanks,

Mathew

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom of Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643404
Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Cyfarwyddiaeth y Prif Weithredwr|  Chief
Executive’s Directorate  

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From: George Smith <[FOI #877526 email]>
Sent: 11 July 2022 10:15
To: foi <[Bridgend County Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Temporary Agency Usage

Social Services & Wellbeing FOI

Dear Bridgend County Borough Council,

Please could you provide me with the following information?

1.Temporary agency spend for 2021 & year to date including a list of
agencies that supplied to you and their individual spend for Nursing
support and health care.

2. Locations / Departments that are using agency staff and their total
spend.

3. Agreements in place with agencies and their renewal dates.

Yours faithfully,

George Smith

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dangos adrannau a ddyfynnir

Dear George Smith

I write with reference to our email to you of 17 August and not you have
yet to confirm whether your request would include agency staff working in
schools and social workers.   Please note that until this clarification is
received the Council is unable progress your request.  

If we do not hear from you by 5 October 2022, the Council will assume you
no longer wish to progress your request and will close its file.  

Yours sincerely

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom of Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Cyfarwyddiaeth y Prif Weithredwr|  Chief
Executive’s Directorate  

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Bridgend County Borough Council [1][Bridgend County Borough Council request email]

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