Supply Teacher Expenditure

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Dear Bexley Borough Council,

I would like a breakdown of the amount of money spent by Bexleyschools in on supply cover for staff during times of absence.

It would be helpful to know how much of this total is spent with recruitment agencies and how much is spent with the local authority bank of teachers.

I would hope to receive the information provided to you under the
"Consistent Financial Reporting Regulations 2003" I've provided a link for your reference. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/...

The Regulations require schools to provide the authority with a financial summary each year of all expenditure. The details I would like to obtain are those under the CFR headings E02 (Supply Teachers) and E26 (Agency Supply Staff).

Ideally could you provide the response in an excel spreadsheet, grouped by phase of educations (i.e. Primary, Secondary and SEN) and detailing the amounts for each school for the tax years ending 2010 & 2011.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Owen

Freedom of Information, Bexley Borough Council

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Dear Scott Owen,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

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Sunmonu, Ola, Bexley Borough Council

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Dear Mr Owen

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - Supply Teacher Expenditure - our
reference 11/623

Your request for information has now been considered.

The Local Authority's response is as attached above. Only the information
for 2009/10 is available at the moment.

I hope you find this information useful.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact
the FOI review Officer, [Bexley Borough Council request email] who will arrange for an
internal review of the request for information and the response made by
the London Borough of Bexley.

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

www.ico.gov.uk

Thank you,

Ola Sunmonu

Performance Officer

Policy and Performance

020 3045 4333

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