Amounts paid by third parties from schools

Kathleen Wassington made this Freedom of Information request to Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board
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Kathleen Wassington

Dear Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board,

I am interested in the amounts paid by each school in Hertfordshire to third parties in relation to temporary staffing cover. My hope is to receive an electronic breakdown of amounts paid through the department's purchase ledger by school.

Notes:
1. I would like the information in electronic format. This should
avoid any printing cost issues.
2. In order to avoid your having to collate information from
peripheral systems, I am willing to accept information only from
your main system (I would like you to advise which system this is).
By main system I mean the system that handles the largest part of
the department's expenditure. If supplier payments are
made through separate systems, then I would like you to choose the
main system for each.
3. The information I require for each school is: School Name; Supplier name and total amount paid.
4. I would like the information to cover the year 2008/9. I will
accept 2007/8 figures if this is not possible.

Yours faithfully,

Kathleen Waddington

Information Governance,

Reference number: FOI/CSF/03/10/1929

Dear Kathleen Waddington,

Thank you for your correspondence of 7th March 2010 requesting the
following information:

"I am interested in the amounts paid by each school in Hertfordshire
to third parties in relation to temporary staffing cover. My hope
is to receive an electronic breakdown of amounts paid through the
department's purchase ledger by school.

Notes:
1. I would like the information in electronic format. This should
avoid any printing cost issues.
2. In order to avoid your having to collate information from
peripheral systems, I am willing to accept information only from
your main system (I would like you to advise which system this is).
By main system I mean the system that handles the largest part of
the department's expenditure. If supplier payments are
made through separate systems, then I would like you to choose the
main system for each.
3. The information I require for each school is: School Name;
Supplier name and total amount paid.
4. I would like the information to cover the year 2008/9. I will
accept 2007/8 figures if this is not possible."

Your request for information is being considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We will respond to your request as quickly as
possible, and by 6th April 2010 at the latest.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number on this email. To find out more about Freedom of
Information, please visit www.hertsdirect.org/foi.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Hertfordshire County Council
Telephone: 01992 555848
Fax: 01992 588117
Email: [email address]

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Information Governance,

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Dear Kathleen Waddington,

Reference number: FOI/CSF/03/10/1929

On 7th March 2010 we received the following request for information from
you:

"I am interested in the amounts paid by each school in
Hertfordshire
to third parties in relation to temporary staffing cover. My hope
is to receive an electronic breakdown of amounts paid through the
department's purchase ledger by school.

Notes:
1. I would like the information in electronic format. This should
avoid any printing cost issues.
2. In order to avoid your having to collate information from
peripheral systems, I am willing to accept information only from
your main system (I would like you to advise which system this is).
By main system I mean the system that handles the largest part of
the department's expenditure. If supplier payments are
made through separate systems, then I would like you to choose the
main system for each.
3. The information I require for each school is: School Name;
Supplier name and total amount paid.
4. I would like the information to cover the year 2008/9. I will
accept 2007/8 figures if this is not possible."

Your request for information has been considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Hertfordshire County Council
does hold the information you have requested. Please see the attached
spreadsheet for details of expenditure with third parties on temporary
staff, broken down by school.

Please note that we are unable to provide details of suppliers as this
information would only be held by the individual schools.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number on this letter. To find out more about Freedom of
Information, please visit www.hertsdirect.org/foi

If you are unhappy with the way the County Council has handled your
request for information, you may complain through the County Council's
complaints procedure which is available at www.hertsdirect.org/complaints

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaints procedure you are
entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to investigate your
complaint. You should write to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Hertfordshire County Council
Telephone: 01992 555848
Fax: 01992 588117
Email: [email address]

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