Social Care sector Agency Usage

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Dear Shropshire Council,

I would like to request that you provide the following under the
Freedom of Information Act:

1. Do you currently have a contract of supply in place for temporart agency staf within the social care sector?
2. If so, who is the supplier and when is this contract due to expire?
3. The number of temporary agency staff currently on placement with the council within the social care division, by job type.
4. The total Number of permanent social care jobs filled/resourced through recruitment agencies in the past 12 months
5. Total Spend on direct employment across the council within the Social care sector in the past 12 months
6. Total Spend on Temporary agency staff within the social care sector in the council in the past 12 months
7. Total spend on Permanent fees paid to Agencies for social care
staff/departments within the last 12 months
8. Average Salary for each job role within the social care sector based on 2012/2013 figures.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Sarah Mulcare

FOI, Shropshire Council

 

Dear Ms Mulcare

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 13 May 2014. We are
currently processing your request in accordance with the relevant
legislation and will respond to you within 20 working days.

 

You have requested information regarding social care agency staff.

(Please note this may be a summary of your request and full details, as
outlined in the request, will be sent to the team providing the
information)

 

If you feel the information is inaccurate or requires amendment, please
notify us as soon as possible using the contact details provided below. 

 

Information Governance Team

Shropshire Council

Shirehall

Abbey Foregate

SHREWSBURY

SY2 6ND

 

Tel:                  01743 252179 / 252774 / 252747

Email:             [Shropshire Council request email]

Web:               www.shropshire.gov.uk/foi.nsf

 

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FOI, Shropshire Council

Dear Ms Mulcare

Further to our email today regarding your request for information. You
asked for information on: social care agency staff.

Please could you clarify the following points. Question 5 asks about spend
on direct employment across the council within the Social care sector in
the past 12 months.

 

Can you clarify what this means please. For example, is it spend on
employees employed directly by Shropshire Council? Does it include
managers and directors?

 

We will continue to process your request when we have received this
clarification.

 

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

Shropshire Council

Shirehall

Abbey Foregate

SHREWSBURY

SY2 6ND

 

Tel: 01743 252179 or 252774

Email: [Shropshire Council request email]

 

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Dear FOI,

question 5 relates to total spend on your direct employment within social care sector including managers and directors.
I hope this clarifies and look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Mulcare

FOI, Shropshire Council

 

Dear Ms Mulcare

 

Please note: We are treating this as anew request as we did not receive an
response to our request for clarification before the deadline we provided.
However, the original reference number will continue to be used for this
request (see subject line).

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 03 July 2014. We
are currently processing your request in accordance with the relevant
legislation and will respond to you within 20 working days.

 

You have requested information regarding social care agency staff.

(Please note this may be a summary of your request and full details, as
outlined in the request, will be sent to the team providing the
information)

 

If you feel the information is inaccurate or requires amendment, please
notify us as soon as possible using the contact details provided below. 

 

Information Governance Team

Shropshire Council

Shirehall

Abbey Foregate

SHREWSBURY

SY2 6ND

 

Tel:                  01743 252179 / 252774 / 252747

Email:             [Shropshire Council request email]

Web:               www.shropshire.gov.uk/foi.nsf

 

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