Dear Ms Hughes,

 

Your request for information ref: SOT-125427

 

Thank you for your request for information about the volume of social care
workers employed either permanently at the council or via agencies.  Your
request was received by the Information Rights Team on 15 January 2024. 
This is being dealt with under the terms of the appropriate Information
Rights legislation.

 

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with your request.

 

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February 2024 in line with the legislation's 20 working day statutory
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Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Team

 

Information Rights

Floor 4 Civic Centre Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

City of Stoke-on-Trent 

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Dear Ms Hughes

 

Your request for information ref. SOT-125427 

 

We have now considered your request and a copy of the information is
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Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Team

 

Information Rights

City of Stoke-on-Trent

Floor 4 Civic Centre Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

E: [5][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

 

 

Request

 

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

 

 

This message and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the
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classified up to OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and it must be handled accordingly.
Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to receive it for the
addressee) you may not copy or use this email or disclose it to anyone
else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the
sender immediately.

The views and opinions given may not reflect those of the City Council.
Unless this message states it, nothing in its contents should be taken as
an offer or acceptance, forming any contractual obligations.

We accept no liability for any damages, loss or costs resulting from any
reliance placed on the contents of this message.

All email traffic, whether sent via public or private networks, is subject
to appropriate recording and monitoring in accordance with relevant
legislation. We monitor and store email messages and in some cases we are
required by law to disclose details of them.

 Although we have taken every reasonable anti-virus measure, we give no
warranty that this e-mail, or any attachment, is virus free and we
recommend that you scan any attachments for malware and check any links
before opening.

 To find out more about how we use your personal data visit
stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection.

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