Freedom of Information - Recruitment

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Dear Edinburgh College,

1 - Please advise the total spend on recruitment agencies in the last during 2018/2019 ?
2 - Please advise what the temporary agency spend for admin, call centre, data processing and clerical roles during 2018/2019 ?
3 - Please advise what the temporary agency spend for roles such as warehouse, catering and cleaners during 2018/2019?
4 - Please advise what the permanent agency spend has been during 2018/2019 ?
5 - Which recruitment agencies have you used in the last 12 months for admin, call centre, data processing , clerical, warehouse, catering and cleaners?
6 - Which framework agreements do you use for agencies? ie Scottish Government, APUC, Crown Commercial Services?
7 - What process do recruitment agencies have to follow to be given jobs to work on?
8 - Who is responsible for engaging new recruitment agencies?

Yours faithfully,

Kirsty Duffin

Edinburgh College Freedom of Information, Edinburgh College

Dear Kirsty Duffin,

 

Our Ref: 012/20

 

We are in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 dated 12 October 2020 and will respond by
09 November 2020.   

 

Kind regards

FOI Team

 

 

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Edinburgh College Freedom of Information, Edinburgh College

Dear Kirsty Duffin,

 

Our Ref: 012/20

 

As of 1 October 2012, Edinburgh’s Telford College, Jewel & Esk College and
Stevenson College merged to create a single college called Edinburgh
College.

 

We refer to your request for information dated 12 October 2020. The
College has considered your request as a request for information under
section 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).

 

012/20 (1): Please advise the total spend on recruitment agencies in the
last during 2018/2019 ?

 

£235,210

 

012/20 (2): Please advise what the temporary agency spend for admin, call
centre, data processing and clerical roles during 2018/2019 ?

 

£61,325

 

012/20 (3):  Please advise what the temporary agency spend for roles such
as warehouse, catering and cleaners during 2018/2019?

 

£64,957

 

012/20 (4): Please advise what the permanent agency spend has been during
2018/2019 ?

 

None.

 

012/20 (5): Which recruitment agencies have you used in the last 12 months
for admin, call centre, data processing , clerical, warehouse, catering
and cleaners?

 

Blue Arrow, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership, Brightwork Ltd, Robert Half
Finance & Accounting, Michael Page and Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd.

 

012/20 (6): Which framework agreements do you use for agencies? ie
Scottish Government, APUC, Crown Commercial Services?

 

The College uses frameworks promoted by APUC i.e. Scottish Government and
TUCO frameworks.

 

012/20 (7): What process do recruitment agencies have to follow to be
given jobs to work on?

 

Low value, short term recruitments are managed at a devolved level by
departments. The individual rules of the Frameworks are followed, for
example using the Ranked Options of the Scottish Government Frameworks. 

Larger value, longer term recruitments are conducted through
Mini-Competition by Procurement.  There were no such recruitments in
2018/19 or 2019/20.

 

012/20 (8): Who is responsible for engaging new recruitment agencies?

 

Please see response to 012/20 (7).

 

 

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Regards

FOI Team

 

From: Edinburgh College Freedom of Information
Sent: 13 October 2020 10:44
To: Kirsty Duffin <[FOI #697907 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Freedom of Information -
Recruitment

 

Dear Kirsty Duffin,

 

Our Ref: 012/20

 

We are in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 dated 12 October 2020 and will respond by
09 November 2020.   

 

Kind regards

FOI Team

 

 

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