Social Care Workers
Dear Council,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
1.
a)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/18 to 31/3/19? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/18 to 31/3/19? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
b)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/19 to 31/3/20? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/19 to 31/3/20? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
c)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/20 to 31/3/21? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/20 to 31/3/21? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
d)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/21 to 31/3/22? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/21 to 31/3/22? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
e)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/22 to 31/3/23? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii)How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/22 to 31/3/23?? Broken down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
2. What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary/ locum qualified (agency) social workers during the financial years 1/4/19 to 31/3/23? Broken down by financial year, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
3. How many vacant positions were filled through locum temporary/ locum qualified (agency) social workers during the financial years 1/4/18 to 31/3/23? Broken down by financial year. Broken down by financial year, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
If it is not possible to fulfil this request for any reason, please provide advice and assistance as to how I can refine my request. If you can identify any other ways that my request could be refined I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
Please provide the most up-to-date information as of the date this request is fulfilled in electronic (soft copy) form via email to me at [email address]
Yours Faithfully,
Laura Hughes
Dear Ms Hughes,
FOI request: FOI-1139
Thank you for your request dated 15/01/2024
Your request will be answered by 12/02/2024
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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Dear Ms Hughes
Freedom of Information request: FOI-1139
Thank you for your request dated 15/01/2024
Our response is as follows:
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
1.
a)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/18 to 31/3/19? Broken
down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at
the Council during the financial year 1/4/18 to 31/3/19? Broken down,
specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
b)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/19 to 31/3/20? Broken
down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at
the Council during the financial year 1/4/19 to 31/3/20? Broken down,
specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
c)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/20 to 31/3/21? Broken
down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at
the Council during the financial year 1/4/20 to 31/3/21? Broken down,
specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
d)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/21 to 31/3/22? Broken
down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii) How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at
the Council during the financial year 1/4/21 to 31/3/22? Broken down,
specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
e)
i) How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council during the financial year 1/4/22 to 31/3/23? Broken
down, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
ii)How many qualified social workers were working on a permanent basis at
the Council during the financial year 1/4/22 to 31/3/23?? Broken down,
specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
See table below.
2. What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary/ locum
qualified (agency) social workers during the financial years 1/4/19 to
31/3/23? Broken down by financial year, specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
Social
Worker
positions 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Agency Children's 35 33 27 42 72
Agency Adults 30 27 31 40 70
Permanent Children's 176 182 176 173 136
Permanent Adults 45 48 50 52 45
Agency
spend
(£'000s) Children's 863 378 584 1,043 1,828
Agency
spend
(£'000s) Adults 1,006 986 1,162 1,411 2,189
3. How many vacant positions were filled through locum temporary/ locum
qualified (agency) social workers during the financial years 1/4/18 to
31/3/23? Broken down by financial year. Broken down by financial year,
specifically:
Children’s Social Services
Adults’ Social Services
Not held.
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quoting the reference number above.
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Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2024 3:54 PM
To: 'Laura Hughes' <[FOI #1071894 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-1139: Freedom of Information request - Social Care Workers
Dear Ms Hughes,
FOI request: FOI-1139
Thank you for your request dated 15/01/2024
Your request will be answered by 12/02/2024
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
ü Please consider the environment before printing this email
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