Agency Spend 2019/2020

Dear Ellie,

I am responding to the request you made on 2nd July 2020 under the Freedom of Information Act. The questions you raised and the College response to them are shown below:

Please can you provide me with your total agency spend so far in the 2019/2020 academic year along with a breakdown of which agencies that have been used and how much has been spent per agency.
Total spend on agency staff = £149,703
We decline to provide a breakdown by agency as this is commercially sensitive.

Please also provide the total spend for permanent recruitment at the college , including the split between advertising, agency fees (including which agencies) and transfer fees etc.
Advertising £26,845
Agency fees £17,010
Interview expenses £2,644
Total £46,499

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Mr Jeremy Kerswell
Principal
Plumpton College
Ditchling Road
Plumpton
East Sussex
BN7 3AE

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Kind regards

Laura Holt
Clerk to the Corporation

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