Thank you for your recent FOI / EIR request.  Please find attached an
acknowledgement for this request.

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Dear Daniel South

INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received on 5th November.

Unfortunately we cannot identify the information you have requested from
the details you have provided. To help us respond to your request could
you please respond to the following points of clarification:

Q2 - How many legal advisors does the council employ (a role which
requires giving or advising on the law)?

Can you clarify if you mean those employed by the Council or external
legal advisors that we use or engage for legal matters? 

Q4 – How many legal jobs have been advertised internally and externally
in the past two years?

Can you clarify your definition of ‘legal jobs’?  You have already
requested information on Solicitors, so which other posts are you
referring to?

Once we receive your clarification, we will consider your request and
respond to you.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact us.

Yours sincerely

CORPORATE INFORMATION GOVERNANCE UNIT

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Dear Daniel South

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received on 5^th November 2018
and clarification received on 8th November. We have considered your
request and enclose the following information:

All our employees providing legal advice are employed within the Legal
Services Service Area.

(1) How many solicitors does the Council employ?

8 including Principal and Senior Solicitors

(2) How many legal advisors does the council employ (a role which requires
giving or advising on the law)?

6 excluding the Solicitors in Question 1

(3) How many solicitor jobs have been advertised internally and externally
in the past 2 years?

4

(4) How many legal jobs have been advertised internally and externally in
the past two years?

1 excluding the Solicitors in Question 3

(5) Also how were the roles advertised?

Councilâ s website

The MJ

LLG (Lawyers in Local Government) website

Law Society Gazette

Western Mail

We supply this information based on your original request.  If this is not
what you wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request
please do not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.

If you have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with
the handling of your request please contact [1][Caerphilly County Borough Council request email].

Yours sincerely

Susan Christopher

Principal HR Officer

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004

You have the right to appeal against our decision.     
If you wish to appeal please set out in writing your grounds of appeal and
send to:

Corporate Information Governance Unit
Caerphilly county borough council,
Penallta House
Tredomen Park
Hengoed. CF82 7PG

Appeals will be determined by an appropriate senior officer.    If you are
unhappy with that decision you have the right to appeal to:

Information Commissionerâ s Office â Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

Tel: 029 2067 8400
Fax: 029 2067 8399
Email: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk

Re-use of information without permission may infringe the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988. Re-use can include, but is not limited to,
making multiple copies, publishing and issuing copies of the information
to a wider audience. If you would like to re-use copyright material owned
by Caerphilly County Borough Council, please contact us. Authorisation to
re-use copyright material not owned by this Authority should be sought
directly from the copyright owner.

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