Agency Spend 2019-2020

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Dear Dumfries and Galloway Council,

Can I please request the following information, all relating to agency Social Workers in the financial year 1st April 2019 - 31st March 2020.

1) Total agency spend for A) Adult Services, B) Children and Families Services, and C) Criminal Justice Services

2) A breakdown of the agencies used per category A,B and C above and the spend on each

3) If available, the number of agency workers engaged from each agency per category A,B and C listed above

Yours faithfully,

Chris Tervit

Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Please find below the Council's response to your request 480102 which was received on 27/05/2020.

Details of request: Can I please request the following information, all relating to agency Social Workers in the financial year 1st April 2019 - 31st March 2020.

1) Total agency spend for A) Adult Services, B) Children and Families Services, and C) Criminal Justice Services

2) A breakdown of the agencies used per category A, B and C above and the spend on each

3) If available, the number of agency workers engaged from each agency per category A,B and C listed above

Response:

In 2019/20 there was £13,783.45 coded to adult care team and £19,428.72 coded to the Elderly Care Team for agency staff.

In accordance with Section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Dumfries and Galloway Council can confirm that it does not hold the information as we are unable to advise on the numbers or the agencies used as this is not recorded on the budget journal.

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Thank you for the information supplied thus far, however it only appears to be in relation to the 1st part of my 3 part request. Could part 2 and 3 please be provided?

Yours faithfully,

Chris Tervit

FOI, Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Apologies if the response is not clear, it should be read as:

Response:

1) In 2019/20 there was £13,783.45 coded to adult care team and £19,428.72 coded to the Elderly Care Team for agency staff.

2) and 3) In accordance with Section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Dumfries and Galloway Council can confirm that it does not hold the information as we are unable to advise on the numbers or the agencies used as this is not recorded on the budget journal.

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