Social Care Agency & Bank Spend

The request was successful.

Dear Bury Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please answer the below questions on staff spend associated to adult and children’s social care at your organisation (including all types of spend on care e.g. learning disabilities, mental health, physical disability, etc.).

1. Please provide the following information on agency (temporary) and bank staff spend for 19/20 (April 2019 to March 2020) and forecasted spend for 20/21 (April 2020 to March 2021)
Agency workers are defined as temporary workers supplied through an agency. This excludes interim workers and fixed term contract posts.
A bank is defined as a flexible pool of workers, typically clinical, allied health care and administrative staff. These workers can be substantive staff able to work additional shifts or non-substantive workers who sign bank contracts with the trust/CCG/Local Authority. Banks are typically seen as an alternative to using agency staff to cover shifts on a temporary basis.

• Agency Spend 19/20
• Forecast Agency Spend 20/21
• Bank Spend 19/20
• Forecasted Bank Spend 20/21

2. Based on the 19/20 agency spend provided above, please provide a further breakdown by clinical and non-clinical staff
• 19/20 clinical agency spend
• 19/20 non-clinical agency spend

3. Please indicate the names of the top five agencies for spend on agency staff across all staffing groups in 19/20 and the spend associated to each agency if available.
• Name of Agency 1: Total Spend 19/20:
• Name of agency 2: Total spend 19/20:
• Name of Agency 3: Total spend 19/20:
• Name of Agency 4: Total spend 19/20:
• Name of Agency 5: Total spend 19/20:

4. Is your organisation considering implementing or becoming part of a collaborative staff bank at a Sustainability Transformation Partnership (STP)/Integrated Care System (ICS) level? A collaborative staff bank enables bank workers to access shifts at your own and other organisations participating in the collaboration

Yours sincerely,
James Allen

Customer Contact Team, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

6 Attachments

[cid:image001.gif@01D3676F.AD492880]<http://www.bury.gov.uk/EmailAutoReply/Bu...>

Customer Contact Team

________________________________

Thank you for contacting us, we aim to reply as soon as possible and this e-mail box is checked regularly.

Our normal working hours are 8.45am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.

You can use our online service to report a problem using this link https://www.bury.gov.uk/reportaproblem

Outside our working hours and only if the issue requires immediate attention please telephone our emergency team on 0161 253 6606.

Customer Contact Team
Bury Council
.

[cid:image003.jpg@01D18A63.2D7961A0]<http://www.bury.gov.uk/EmailAutoReply/Em...>

Receive your council tax bill by e-mail.<http://www.bury.gov.uk/ebills>
Help reduce costs and preserve the environment

[cid:image004.jpg@01D18A63.2D7961A0]<http://www.bury.gov.uk/EmailAutoReply/DD...>

Pay your council tax bill by direct debit<http://www.bury.gov.uk/directdebit>

[cid:image008.jpg@01D18A63.2D7961A0] <http://www.bury.gov.uk/EmailAutoReply/Bi...>

Find out when we will empty your bins and sign-up for e-mail reminders<http://www.bury.gov.uk/bincollections>

[cid:image009.jpg@01D18A63.2D7961A0]<http://www.bury.gov.uk/EmailAutoReply/Em...>

Access your Business Rate Account on-line and receive your bill by email?
http://www.bury.gov.uk/brebills

[cid:image010.jpg@01D18A63.2D7961A0]<http://www.bury.gov.uk/EmailAutoReply/DD...>

Pay your Business Rate Account by direct debit?<http://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articl...>

Data Protection agreement
We may ask for some personal information (such as name, address, etc.) in order to fulfil your request for information or services. This information will be held securely and processing will be performed in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. Further details about how we process personal data can be found in our privacy notice https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?artic...

________________________________
Did you know what services are available at Whittaker St Council Offices Digital Hub in Radcliffe?

Monday to Friday 9am to 4.45pm

7 Internet Access pc's available for customers you will either need a library card or we can join you if you bring ID

Monday to Friday 9am to 4.45pm

An additional 7 pcs with access to Bury Council and Direct Gov with freephones to contact council offices/Six Town Housing and Step Change Debt Charity.

Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm

Citizens Advice Drop in Session.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Why not visit our website www.bury.gov.uk

show quoted sections

FOI, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

1 Attachment

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Freedom of Information request FOI-12098

 

“The Information Commissioner’s Office has recognised the unprecedented
challenges all are facing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and
that people may experience delays when making information rights requests
during the pandemic.

 

Please also be aware that the response may not be complete in whole or in
part. This is due to government wide measures to prevent the spread of
COVID-19. Bury Council is currently handling a large volume of business
critical work aimed towards the protection and safeguarding of at risk
groups during the COVID-19 outbreak, and as such the business area may not
be able to provide full information for the completion of the Freedom of
the Information and subject access requests. We will confirm as much as
possible when we send our response to your request.

 

I trust you will understand this position, but if you are dissatisfied, we
would advise you to re-submit the request in 3-6 months when we may be in
a position to confirm our response”.

 

Regards

 

Freedom of Information

Customer Contact Team

 

[1]stay alert

 

 

 

 

show quoted sections

FOI, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

1 Attachment

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Request for Information - Freedom of Information Act 2000 FOI-12098

 

I write further to your e-mail received by the Council on 03/07/2020.

Please be advised that a decision on this request has not yet been reached
and that under the provisions of Section 10(3) of FOIA, the Council will
require additional time to fully consider this request.

 

You should receive a response by 19/08/2020.

 

Should you have any queries, please contact us by email.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information

Customer Contact Team

 

[1]stay alert

 

 

 

From: FOI
Sent: 06 July 2020 13:57
To: '[FOI #674303 email]'
<[FOI #674303 email]>
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: FOI-12098

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Freedom of Information request FOI-12098

 

“The Information Commissioner’s Office has recognised the unprecedented
challenges all are facing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and
that people may experience delays when making information rights requests
during the pandemic.

 

Please also be aware that the response may not be complete in whole or in
part. This is due to government wide measures to prevent the spread of
COVID-19. Bury Council is currently handling a large volume of business
critical work aimed towards the protection and safeguarding of at risk
groups during the COVID-19 outbreak, and as such the business area may not
be able to provide full information for the completion of the Freedom of
the Information and subject access requests. We will confirm as much as
possible when we send our response to your request.

 

I trust you will understand this position, but if you are dissatisfied, we
would advise you to re-submit the request in 3-6 months when we may be in
a position to confirm our response”.

 

Regards

 

Freedom of Information

Customer Contact Team

 

[2]stay alert

 

 

 

 

show quoted sections

FOI, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

2 Attachments

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information Request
received 03/07/2020.

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Freedom of information

Customer Contact Team

 

[1]2020.05

 

 

 

show quoted sections