Regarding Social Work positions within Children’s and Adult's Services and Educational Psychology Positions in the Authority

Robert Milne made this Freedom of Information request to St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 12 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to know the following information regarding Social Work and Educational Psychology positions within Children’s Services:
1. The total number of agency social workers currently engaged within Children’s Services

2. The total number of vacant permanent social worker positions within Children’s Services

3. The total number of agency workers engaged within Children’s Services in social-work qualified roles, not including social worker positions.

4. The total number of vacant permanent social-work qualified roles within Children’s services, not including social worker positions

5. The total number of agency social workers currently engaged within Adult’s Services

6. The total number of vacant permanent social worker positions within Adult’s Services

7. The total number of agency workers engaged within Adult’s Services in social-work qualified roles, not including social worker positions

8. The total number of vacant permanent social-work qualified roles within Adult’s Services, not including social worker positions

9. The total number of agency and/or freelance Educational Psychologists currently engaged by the local authority

10. The total number of vacant permanent Educational Psychologist positions within the local authority

11. The total number of agency and/or Assistant Educational Psychologists (Educational Psychologist Assistants) currently engaged by the local authority

12. The total number of vacant permanent Assistant Educational Psychologist positions within the local authority

13. The total number of agency and/or Educational Psychologist Assistants (however described) currently engaged within the local authority

14. The total number of vacant permanent Educational Psychologist Assistants (however described) positions within the local authority

Yours faithfully,

Robert Milne

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Form Submission

Hello Robert Milne,

Thank you for contacting St.Helens Borough Council.

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Form Submission

Dear Robert Milne

Further to your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act,
please see attached response.

Yours sincerly

Katie Cullen

Systems & Analytics Senior Advisor

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Form Submission

Hello Robert Milne,

Thank you for submitting your report to us and we can now advise that your
case has now been closed with the following outcome: All data disclosed

Where applicable we have included a short update with this email so that
you can see a summary of the action that has been taken so far to address
the issue you have reported.

Action taken:

We would love to know how you found your experience with us - please
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Dear St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council,

FIO: Katie Cullen

Systems & Analytics Senior Advisor

Please be advised that there was no document attached to your FOI response. Please could you resend.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Milne

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Form Submission

Hello Robert Milne,

Thank you for contacting St.Helens Borough Council.

We have now received your Freedom of Information Request and it has been
assigned to one of our staff to review and reply to you.

Your reference number for this enquiry is 6357-0875-5728-4611

Please quote this reference in any future correspondence with us
concerning this matter.

In accordance with the Act, a response will be sent to you within 20
working days from the date following the receipt of the request.

You can follow progress of this by using the below link to access details
of the case.

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Many thanks

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Form Submission

Dear Robert Milne,

I have attached the document which was intended to be included in the
previous response sent.

Apologies,

Lois Barker 

Data Protection Co-Ordinator

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your FOI you can request an
internal review in the first instance, you can do this on the local
authorities website:
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/6525/Rai...,
by calling the contact centre on: 01744 676789 or by emailing the Freedom
of Information team at: [St Helens Council request email].
You should do this as soon as possible, or, in any case, within two months
of your request being refused. If, following the outcome of the internal
review, you remain dissatisfied with the council's response to your
information request, you have the right under section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 to appeal to the Information Commissioner at
www.ico.org.uk/global/contact-us

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Form Submission

Hello Robert Milne,

Thank you for submitting your report to us and we can now advise that your
case has now been closed with the following outcome: All data disclosed

Where applicable we have included a short update with this email so that
you can see a summary of the action that has been taken so far to address
the issue you have reported.

Action taken: A response to your request has been sent in a separate
email.

We would love to know how you found your experience with us - please
complete our short survey and help us deliver the best experience to you -
[1]Take our survey!

If we can be of any further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact
us

Many thanks

St Helens Borough Council

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