Agency Worker Use within Social Work

Dear Mike Riffone

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Response

Thank you for your request for information asking about Agency Worker Use
within Social Work.  This request has been handled under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Horsham District Council is not the authority with responsibility for this
service in the district. The authority responsible for Agency Worker Use
within Social Work is West Sussex County Council; that authority may hold
some or all of the information you require.  They can be contacted at: 
[1]https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/about-the-...

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Horsham District Council, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1RL
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From: Mike Riffone <[FOI #958107 email]>
Sent: 08 March 2023 16:54
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency Worker Use within Social
Work

Dear Horsham District Council,

Can I please request the following information, all relating to the
Council's recruitment of agency Social Workers;

1) Can the you please confirm the current Supply Chain Management /
Managed Service Provider the Council uses for it's recruitment of Agency
Social Workers

2) In the financial year 2021 - 2022, what was the total agency spend for
A) Adult Services and B) Children and Families Services, specifically
relating to Social Work

3) The number of agency workers engaged per category A and B listed above
in question 2 during the same period

Yours faithfully,

Mike Riffone

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