Use of Agency social workers

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Dear Cumbria County 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 1st April 2020, split by:

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

2 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on 3rd August 2020, split by:

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

3 - What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency) social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/19 to 31/3/20?

Yours faithfully,

Dee Green

Information Governance, Cumbria County Council

Dear Dee Green 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-6449-2020

Thank you for your request for information regarding social workers, which
was received on 18/08/2020.

The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 16/09/2020.
Subject to the information not being exempt or containing any references
to third parties.

While we endeavour to respond to in these timescales, we want to make you
aware that responding to the current clinical priority of Covid-19 may
mean at times, we struggle to meet these timescales.

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Many thanks 

Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
 
t: 01228 221234 
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
 

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Information Governance, Cumbria County Council

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Dear Dee Green 

Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-6449-2020

Please see attached for a response to your request for information.

Many thanks 

Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
 
t: 01228 221234 
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
 

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Richard Taylor left an annotation ()

At the time of writing a bug in the WhatDoTheyKnow.com system is preventing the proper display of the response.

The substance states:

"The council has completed its search relating to your request about social workers received on Tue, 18 Aug 2020.
Request
1 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on 1st April 2020, split by:
a) Children’s Services social work roles
b) Adults’ Services social work roles
2 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on 3rd August 2020, split by:
a) Children’s Services social work roles
b) Adults’ Services social work roles
3 - What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency) social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/19 to 31/3/20?
Response
The council does hold information within the definition of your request.
1a) 8 1b) 36
2a) 17 2b) 31
3) £1.8m for the financial year 2019/20.
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Richard - WhatDoTheyKnow.com volunteer