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Dear Stratford on Avon District Council,

I wish to make a request for information under the FOI Act.
Please would you provide a breakdown by department and salary banding of costs of agency staff.

Please would you provide a more detailed breakdown of costs of any agency staff filling senior council roles by title of role and the length of time each covered the position.

Yours faithfully,
Heidi Bottomley

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FOI Response #14570
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Dear Heidi Bottomley

Further to your request, it is not clear from your email what time period
the request relates to. To help us to deal with the request properly, I
would be grateful if you could clarify what time period your request
relates to.

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Dear Stratford on Avon District Council,

Many thanks for your reply.
The last twelve months please and/or the last financial year's twelve months leading up to April 2020.

Yours faithfully,

Heidi Bottomley

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FOI Response #14651
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Dear Heidi Bottomley

Further to your request, please see answers to your request below:

Total Expenditure on Agency Staff Period (January - December 2019)

Enforcement £12,696.18
PA Team £12,079.18
Finance £11,000.00
Housing £68,325.99
ICT £23,767.50
Land Charges £54,646.01
Legal £576.82
Planning £120,489.43
Revenues £97,996.31
Security £30,871.06

None of the agency workers were filling a senior management position.

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Dear Stratford on Avon District Council,

Many thank indeed.
Please would you breakdown according to salary banding as per original request.
Please detail the number of positions/roles covered by agency staff within each department.

Yours faithfully,

Heidi Bottomley

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Dear Stratford on Avon District Council,
Please would you also provide in the salary banding breakdown as previously requested:
the most senior post(s) covered by agency staff in each department stated;
the normal remuneration for the position/role;
and the remuneration of agency staff covering the role/monies paid to the agency for staff covering the role(s)
Many thanks for your help

Yours faithfully,

Heidi Bottomley

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Good Afternoon

Further to your request we require further clarification as to what you
mean by ‘salary bandings’. In regards to the salary bandings, do you mean
that you would like information such as, £20,000 -£25,000, £26,000 -
£30,000 etc.?

If you have any questions please contact us.

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To: Info
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Agency staff costs to SDC

 

Dear Stratford on Avon District Council,
Please would you also provide in the salary banding breakdown as
previously requested:
the most senior post(s) covered by agency staff in each department stated;
the normal remuneration for the position/role;
and the remuneration of agency staff covering the role/monies paid to the
agency for staff covering the role(s)
Many thanks for your help

Yours faithfully,

Heidi Bottomley

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Dear foi,
Yes, exactly.
Thank you

Yours sincerely,

Heidi Bottomley

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Dear Heidi Bottomley

Further to your request, please find below a breakdown by department and
salary banding (hourly rate) of costs of agency staff for the calendar
year 2019.

Hourly Rate Total Expenditure by Hourly Rate Band Team
£30 - £35 per hour £86,743.31 Revenues Team
£25 - £30 per hour £11,253.00 Revenues Team
£25 - £30 per hour £44,310.36 Housing Team
£10 - £15 per hour £6,379.04 Housing Team
£30 - £35 per hour £17,636.59 Housing Team
£30-£35 per hour £32,466.78 Planning Team
£35 - £40 per hour £29,606.75 Planning Team
£45 - £50 per hour £44,108.25 Planning Team
£15 - £20 per hour £27,004.40 Planning Team
£20 - £25 per hour £54,646.01 Land Charges
£20 - £25 per hour £12,675.00 PA Team
£10 - £15 per hour £6,000.00 IT Team
£20 - £25 per hour £17,767.50 IT Team

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