Regarding Social Work positions within Children’s and Adult's Services and Educational Psychology Positions in the Authority
Dear North Lincolnshire 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 and Adult’s Services:
1. The total number of agencies and neutral vendors used by the authority to recruit agency and permanent social workers and social-work qualified staff.
2. The total number of agency social workers currently engaged within Children’s Services.
3. The total cost for agency social worker positions within Children’s Services.
4. The total number of social workers, both agency and permanent, engaged within Children’s Services.
5. The percentage of all social workers within Children’s Services that are agency social workers.
6. The total number of vacant permanent social worker positions within Children’s Services.
7. The total number of agency workers engaged within Children’s Services in social-work qualified roles, not including social worker positions.
8. The total cost for agency worker positions within Children’s Services in social-work qualified roles, not including social worker positions.
9. The total number of social-work qualified workers, both agency and permanent, engaged within Children’s Services.
10. The percentage of all social-work qualified workers within Children’s Services that are agency workers.
11. The total number of vacant permanent social-work qualified roles within Children’s services, not including social worker positions.
12. The total number of agency social workers currently engaged within Adult’s Services.
13. The total cost for agency social worker positions within Adult’s Services.
14. The total number of social workers, both agency and permanent, engaged within Adult’s Services.
15. The percentage of all social workers engaged within Adult’s Services that are agency social workers.
16. The total number of vacant permanent social worker positions within Adult’s Service
17. The total number of agency workers engaged within Adult’s Services in social-work qualified roles, not including social worker positions.
18. The total cost for agency worker positions within Adult’s Services in social-work qualified roles, not including social worker positions.
19. The total number of social-work qualified workers, both agency and permanent, engaged within Adult’s Services
20. The percentage of all social-work qualified workers within Adult’s Services that are agency workers
21. The total number of vacant permanent social-work qualified roles within Adult’s Services, not including social worker positions.
22. The total number of agencies and neutral vendors used by the authority to recruit agency and permanent Educational Psychologists, Assistant Educational Psychologists and Educational Psychologist assistants (however described).
23. The total number of agency and/or freelance Educational Psychologists currently engaged by the local authority.
24. The total number of vacant permanent Educational Psychologist positions within the local authority.
25. The total number of agency and/or Assistant Educational Psychologists (Educational Psychologist Assistants) currently engaged by the local authority.
26. The total number of vacant permanent Assistant Educational Psychologist positions within the local authority.
27. The total number of agency and/or Educational Psychologist Assistants (however described) currently engaged within the local authority
28. The total number of vacant permanent Educational Psychologist Assistants (however described) positions within the local authority.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Milne
Dear Robert Milne,
Thank you for your request which was received on 27th November. The
estimate response date for your request is the 27th December.
Should you have any queries, amendments or additions relating to this
request, please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours Faithfully
Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council
Dear Robert Milne,
I am writing with regards to your Freedom of Information, that was
received on the 27th November. We have started to consider your request,
however we require further information before we are able to proceed.
Please can you confirm if there is a time period you would like this
information for?
In line with North Lincolnshire Council policy, the 20 working days for
your request has been placed on hold until your response has been
received. If we do not receive a response within 30 days of this email, we
will terminate your enquiry. You are within your rights to resubmit your
request at a later date however it will be handled as a new request.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council
Dear North Lincolnshire Council,
Thank you for your request for clarification.
I would like this information before mid December.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Milne
Hi Robert,
Our statutory deadline for your request is 27th December.
To enable us to respond to your request we require clarification:
Some questions you have asked for the current data, for other questions no timeframe has been specified.
Please can you confirm if there is a time period you are requesting information for, are you requesting information for all questions to be current/as at the date of receiving your request or for the current financial year?
Kind regards
Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council
Dear InfoRequest,
Thanks for coming back to me. The data as at the date of the request would be perfect thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Robert Milne
Dear North Lincolnshire Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of North Lincolnshire Council's handling of my FOI request 'Regarding Social Work positions within Children’s and Adult's Services and Educational Psychology Positions in the Authority'.
I have not received the requested response from you and by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by 30 December 2024.
Please provide the information I have requested without any further delay
Yours faithfully,
Robert Milne
Dear Robert Milne,
Thank you for contacting North Lincolnshire Council with your request for
an Internal Review. This has been assigned to the Information Governance
Advisor / Data Protection Officer.
The estimate response date for your request is the 29th January however
please be aware that this could be extended to 40 working days where a
more in depth investigation is required. You will be notified should this
extension be necessary.
If you have any further questions then please do not hesitate to contact
us, please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council
Dear Robert Milne,
I am writing in response to your request for information, that was
received on the 27th November. Please find our Information Disclosure
letter attached.
If we can be of any further assistance with regard to this request please
let us know quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council
Dear Mr Milne
I am writing in relation to your recent request to North Lincolnshire
Council for an Internal Review of the handling of Freedom of Information
request FOI2024/02113.
My investigation is now complete and the report is attached.
If I can be of any further assistance with regard to this matter please
let me know quoting the above reference number.
Kind Regards
Phillipa Thornley
Data Protection Officer
North Lincolnshire Council
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