Freedom of Information Act request

Alun Davies made this Freedom of Information request to Gwynedd Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was partially successful.

Dear Gwynedd Council,

With regards to the Freedom of Information Act, I would like a
summary of the school spends on agency supply staff within Gwynedd Council for the financial year 2022 - 2023.

I would like an electronic breakdown of amounts
paid through the department's purchase ledger by school and to which supplier.

Yours faithfully,

Alun Davies

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth, Gwynedd Council

Diolch yn fawr am eich cais diweddar o dan y Ddeddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
2000.

Mae eich cais wedi ei drosglwyddo i mi  er mwyn ei brosesu a chadarnhaf ei
fod wedi ei gofnodi o dan y rhif cyfeirnod 320
Gall y Cyngor gymryd i fyny at 20 diwrnod gwaith, o’r dyddiad derbyn, i
ymateb i’ch cais. Dylech felly dderbyn y wybodaeth yr ydych wedi ei
cheisio, yn amodol ar unrhyw eithriad a ganiateir o dan y Ddeddf, erbyn
23/08/2023

Os oes arnoch angen unrhyw wybodaeth bellach, a fyddech cystal â chysylltu
â mi drwy e-bostio [Gwynedd Council request email] gan ddyfynnu’r
cyfeirnod a nodir uchod.

Yn gywir, y Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

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Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

Your request has been passed to me to process and I can confirm that it
has been logged under the reference number 320

The Council may take up to 20 working days, from the date of receipt, to
respond to your request. You should therefore receive the information you
have requested, subject to the application of any exemptions permitted
under the Act, by 23/08/2023

If you require further information please contact me by emailing
[email address].cymru by quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely, the Freedom Of Information Team

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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon
yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion
deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y
GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei
bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
Save paper, energy and money - Do not print this message unless it is
absolutely necessary.

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth, Gwynedd Council

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Dear Alun Davies,

 

Freedom of Information (Ref 320)

 

Thank you for your recent request. Please see attached for the information
requested:

 

The disclosed information may contain copyright material, and
notwithstanding Gwynedd Council’s disclosure the document may still be
copyright protected. It is important for you to respect any copyright
status that may attach to a particular document.  Fair dealing provisions
allow information to be used in certain ways without infringing copyright.
This allows the contents to be debated publicly. Fair dealing allows
disclosure to serve the public interest of increasing accountability and
transparency. Of particular importance is the provision which allows the
criticism, review or news reporting of copyright information. 

 

A detailed account of the provisions may be found in the Guidance Note
20201023 “Intellectual property rights and disclosures under the FOIA” on
the Information Commissioner’s website

 

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may ask for an internal review. Please contact me if you require an
internal review of your case. An internal review will be conducted by the
Monitoring Officer or Head of Service and we will aim to respond within 20
working days. However, if we are unable to complete the review by this
date, we will advise you accordingly.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Please see below for the contact details:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

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Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF102HH

 

Telephone: 02920 678400

Email: [1][email address]

Fax: 02920 678399

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Lisa Marie Williams

Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support

 

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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon
yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion
deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y
GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei
bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
Save paper, energy and money - Do not print this message unless it is
absolutely necessary.

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Dear Rhyddid Gwybodaeth,

Thanks for the form but this only has 3 schools on it and cannot be correct?

Yours sincerely,

Alun Davies

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth, Gwynedd Council

Good afternoon,

The information is correct. Gwynedd schools don't tend to use 'agencies', instead they employ temporary teachers directly.

Kind regards

Lisa Marie Williams
Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support

-----Neges Wreiddiol/Original Message-----
Oddi wrth: Alun Davies <[FOI #1008547 email]>
Anfonwyd: Dydd Iau, 3 Awst 2023 13:02
At: Rhyddid Gwybodaeth <[Gwynedd Council request email]>
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Dear Rhyddid Gwybodaeth,

Thanks for the form but this only has 3 schools on it and cannot be correct?

Yours sincerely,

Alun Davies

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