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Mr Riffone

RE: Information Request Ref No: 16565

Thank you for your FOI request and this is now being considered within the
statutory framework. The due date for a response to be issued is by
05/04/2023. We will contact you should we require further information to
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Kind regards,

Information Governance Team
Information Governance Team
Communities, Insight and Change
[Wokingham Borough Council request email]

Dear Mr Mike Riffone,

RE: Freedom of Information Request Ref No: 16565

Thank you for your recent communication.

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
This information is available on our disclosure log and the Council have
answered previous requests in relation to temporary agency staff.
Therefore we are applying Section 21 exemption - Information accessible by
other means.
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For further information on exemptions, please visit
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reviewed by contacting the Council’s Legal Services at Wokingham Borough
Council via; Information Services, Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham,
RG40 1BN, or e-mailing [3][Wokingham Borough Council request email] detailing
the reasons why you are dissatisfied with the response. Please address
your correspondence to Shared Legal Solutions.

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Yours sincerely

Frankie Lawrence
Information Governance Team
Resources and Assets

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