Regarding Social Work positions within Children’s and Adult's Services and Educational Psychology Positions in the Authority
Dear Knowsley 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
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Dear Robert Milne,
Thank you for your email received on 20 November 2024 requesting information about Social Work positions within Children’s and Adult's Services and Educational Psychology Positions in the Authority.
Please note you can now log a Freedom of Information request on our online portal on the following link.
https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/your-council...
I have recorded your request for information under reference F2024.11.8427.
This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 19 December 2024.
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Customer Liaison Team
Knowsley Council
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Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside,
Dear Robert Milne
Freedom of Information request F2024-11-8427
I have looked into your request for information about Social Work positions within Children’s and Adult's Services and Educational Psychology Positions in the Authority, and could you please clarify the following –
Can you please explain or provide an example of position in relation to questions 3, 4, 7, and 8?
If I do not receive clarification from you by 19 December 2024 I will assume you no longer require the information.
If you need further information please see contact details below.
Kind regards,
Customer Liaison Team
Knowsley Council
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Freedom of Information,
To clarify,:
3. Those qualified as social workers but not working in the community. This would be senior, service and team management and support staff
4. This would be as in 3 above
7. This would be as in 3 above
8. This would be as in 3 above
Yours sincerely,
Robert Milne
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individual sender, and not of Knowsley MBC. Legally binding obligations
can only be created for, or be entered into on behalf of, Knowsley MBC by
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