Use of Agency Social Workers

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Dear Southend on Sea Borough Council,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on Monday 3rd April 2017, analysed by:

a) Children’s Services social work roles
b) Adults’ Services social work roles

2 – What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency) social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/16 to 31/3/17.

Yours faithfully,

Bob Lee

Southend FOI requests, Southend-on-Sea City Council

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Dear Bob Lee,

 

Thank you for your request received on 13^th April 2017 for information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request should receive a
reply by 15^th May 2017.

 

If you have any queries please get in touch quoting the FOI reference
number FOI 05746

 

Kind regards,

 

Kelly Robertson

 

Kelly Robertson – Corporate Freedom of Information Team – Southend-on-Sea
Borough Council

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Dear Southend FOI requests,

Please can you advise when a response to my question may be published? As a response was due by the 15th May. Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Bob Lee

Southend FOI requests, Southend-on-Sea City Council

Dear Bob Lee,

I have looked into this for you, and I can see your Freedom of Information Request was registered, however the department required to complete your request was unable to view this on the system which I must apologies for.

I have spoken with the department today and I have now been able to make the request visible to them. They estimate a response will be collated and sent back to you as soon as possible. Regrettably they were unable to put a time frame on this due to the information coming from a third party.

I also apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.

Kind regards,
Daniel Howard

Daniel Howard – Corporate Freedom of Information Team – Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Creating a Better Southend
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Rebecca South, Southend-on-Sea City Council

To: Bob Lee

 

My Ref: FOI 5746

 

I am writing in response to your request for information, which was
received on 13^th April 2017.

 

Please find below the details of your request, with the response in bold.

 

Dear Southend on Sea Borough Council,

 

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act:

 

1 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council on Monday 3rd April 2017, analysed by:

 

a) Children’s Services social work roles - 23

 

b) Adults’ Services social work roles – 16

 

In Management and team leader roles there were:

a) Children’s Services - 10

b) Adults’ Services social - 1

 

2 – What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency)
social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/16 to 31/3/17.

 

Adults: £ 186,685.65

 

Children’s: £ 707,049.51

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Bob Lee

 

 

 

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Rebecca South, Admin Assistant – Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

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