Agency Usage
Dear Horsham District Council,
Can you please:
1. Provide the number of qualified social workers supplied through recruitment agencies, analysed by Children and Adult services
2. Provide information on the number of in-house residential units, day care centres and supported living settings currently using agency care / support workers, their locations, also analysed by Children’s and Adult Services
3. Advise which of question 2 are expected to be closed in 2012?
4. Provide an organogram showing the Social Services Departments within the Council
Yours faithfully,
Movya Makambwe
Dear M Makambwe
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
Thank you for your request for information concerning information about social services . According to our records a response was sent to this request. However as it does not appear to have been received please find our reply below. This request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am writing to inform you that Horsham District Council is does not provide social services and we do not hold the information you are seeking.
However it is possible that West Sussex County Council may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at [email address]
If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to request a review of our decision or make a complaint about how your request has been handled you should write to Mr Paul Cummins, Head of Legal & Democratic Services, Park North, North Street, Horsham, RH12 1RL or by email to [Horsham District Council request email]
Your request for internal review should be submitted to us within 40 working days of by receipt by you of this response. Any such request received after this time will be considered at the discretion of the Head of Legal & Democratic Services.
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Yours sincerely
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