Rostering Software System

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Dear Bedford Borough Council,

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the council rosters its staff.

• Does the council currently use rostering software?
• Please state the name(s) of all rostering software used, split by the following departments. Where no rostering software is used, please explain how these staff are rostered: a. Adult Services, b. Reablement Team c. Children Services, d. Education, e. Environmental, e. Other (please specify)
• Does the council store its rostering data on its own servers or in the Cloud? Again please provide this information for each of the following staffing groups: a. Adult Services, b. Reablement Team c. Children Services, d. Education, e. Environmental, e. Other (please specify)
• What other rostering systems are used by the council? Please state the names of any providers used and what they are used for
• Please provide details of contract duration and when they expire

Thank you for the time spent in dealing with this request. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

Amie Gardner

Freedom of Information, Bedford Borough Council

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Dear Amie Gardner,

 

Request pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request No. 11370

 

I refer to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council. 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Tara Egan

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Democratic and Registration Services

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