Social Work Expenses

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Patrick Stephenson

Dear Flintshire Council,

I hope this request finds you at a convenient time.

I would like to make the following FOI request and ask that you offer as much of this information as you possibly can in the most transparent format and style you can use.

1 – All agencies currently supplying the council with agency social work professionals.

2 – The agency charge and pay rate for each social work professional currently working for the council.

3 – The number of all qualified social work professionals working on an agency basis for the council along with their grade and department.

4 – An organization chart for the councils social services.

Yours faithfully,

Patrick Stephenson

Flintshire County Council

Mr Patrick Stephenson Eich Cyf/Your Ref
Ein Cyf/Our Ref R004765
Dyddiad/Date 23/05/2012
Gofynner am/Ask for Lorraine Snead
Rhif Union/Direct Dial 01352 702714

Dear Mr Stephenson

Thank you for your request for information which is acknowledged.

Your request has been forwarded to the Freedom of Information Act Contact
Officer for the Human Resources Directorate, Lorraine Snead, to process
and this Officer will be in contact with you.

Yours sincerely

Jane Davies
FOI/EIR Contact Officer, Legal and Democratic Services

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Dear Mr Stephenson

Thank you for your request for information

1 - All agencies currently supplying the council with agency social work
professionals.
Reed Employment and Randstad Care.

2 - The agency charge and pay rate for each social work professional
currently working for the council.
Pay £21.50, charge £29.47.
Pay £21.50, charge £29.29

3 - The number of all qualified social work professionals working on an
agency basis for the council along with their grade and department.
7, all Social Worker - Advanced, Children's Services.

4 - Structure chart attached below

(See attached file: FoI 4765 Org Chart Social Services.jpg)

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Regards

Lorraine Snead
FOI Contact Officer – Human Resources

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Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this
message that do not relate to the official business of
Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither
given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently
Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility
whatsoever in respect thereof.
Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na
chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,
nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol
Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo
nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn
unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.
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