Agency Staffing Agreement

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Dear Southampton City Council,

1) What was the value of spend on temporary staff from recruitment agencies
by the Council in 2020 – 2021 and 2021 – 2022?

Please also ensure that a gross spend value is detailed and include all spend associated to any contract let for the management/provision of temporary staff by a contracted provider (whether Vendor neutral or Master vendor). Please ensure that all figures are provided separately by year.

2) If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision
of temporary agency staff, please provide the following;
a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary staff let?

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to?

c. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary /
agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?

Yours faithfully,

Declan Bright

Information, Southampton City Council

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Dear Declan Bright,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 05 April
2022. This matter has been logged under reference number FOI-2122-047612.

 

Due to unprecedented challenges facing the Council during the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic, resources are being diverted from service areas, so
that key services can be provided. As such, there may be a delay in
providing you with the information requested within the statutory
timeframe.

 

The Council will still process your request promptly, and you will receive
a response as soon as possible. I hope that this is understandable during
this extraordinary period.

 

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terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and will be forwarded to the
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Dear Information,

Please note that the expected date for response is coming up and if you require any further clarifications to complete this request then please let me know.

Yours sincerely,

Declan Bright

Information, Southampton City Council

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Dear Declan Bright,

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request referenced FOI-2122-047612.

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your recent Freedom of
Information Act request.

 

Kind regards,

Business Support Service

Legal and Business Operations
Southampton City Council

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