Agency Worker Use within Social Work

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Dear Aberdeenshire Council,

I am seeking information relating to the use of agency social workers within the Council. Please could I ask you to supply the below information for the 2021 calender year;

1) The number of agency social workers used in

(a) Adult Services
(b) Children and Families
(c) Criminal Justice

2) A breakdown of the agencies used, spend per agency, and the volume of workers engaged from each

Yours faithfully,

Walter White

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Human Resources FOI, Aberdeenshire Council

Dear Walter White

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“The Act”)

We refer to your request dated 05/09/2022 15:20, for the following
information FOI: Agency Social Workers Used in 2021 requesting number used
in Adult Services, Children and Families and Criminal Justice. 

During the calendar year 2021 we can confirm that no Agency Social workers
were used in Adult Services, Children & Families or Criminal Justice.

Please contact me as the officer responsible for responding to your
request if you have any further queries.

If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with this response, please refer
to the further information attached.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
Business Services

 

Further Information:
Aberdeenshire Council’s Review Procedure under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland)
Regulations 2004 can be accessed at the following link:

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