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Laura Hughes
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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

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Information Management Team, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

REF: FOI 19323

Good afternoon,

We acknowledge with thanks your application for information, which has been considered as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As such, this may take up to 20 working days to be processed and has been passed on to an appropriate officer.

Also please be aware that in certain circumstances an exemption may apply to the information that you have requested. This also includes the possible requirement of the statutory period to supply a response, being extended in accordance with the Act.

Should you have any queries, please contact:  [email address]

Kind regards

Information Management Team
Oldham Council
Civic Centre
West Street
Oldham  
OL1 1UL

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Zohaib Mohammed, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Laura,

 

Further to your below email please find the responses

 

 1. Agency Social Workers – Recruited via the Council’s Contracted Agency
Worker Provider:

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Adults Social Care 18 12 8 5 13
Childrens Social Care 63 83 56 39 35

 

 

 2. Permanent Social Workers as at 31 March of the below Financial Years:

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Adults Social Data Not Data Not
Care Available Available 76 69 60
Childrens Social Data Not Data Not
Care Available Available 82 71 42

 

 

 3. Social Worker Agency Spend:

 

2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Adults Social Care £400,222 £231,569 £299,937 £826,910
Childrens Social Care £1,757,061 £2,410,815 £3,250,161 £5,893,760

 

 

 4. Vacant positions filled through locum temporary/ locum qualified
(agency) social workers:

 

This level of breakdown does not exist.

 

 

Kibd Regards

 

Zohaib Mohammed

HR Officer

HR and Organisational Development

Oldham Council

Level 4

Civic Centre

Oldham

OL1 1UT*

 

* Email: [1][email address]

 

*Please note: For satellite navigation purposes the postcode is OL1 1NL

 

Visiting the Civic Centre by Metrolink? The nearest stop is Oldham King
Street (2-3 minutes walk)

 

 

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