Supply Teaching

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Dear Bridgend County Borough Council,

Please could you send me the following information.

The total amount spent by schools on supply teaching for the school year 2016 - 2017.

Please could you break this down-

1) Total amount spent directly by schools or via the local authority.

2) Total amount spent on agencies, broken down per agency.

Yours faithfully,

Richard Knights

foi, Bridgend County Borough Council

Dear Mr Knights,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST X01-6567

We acknowledge your request for information received 3 August 2017.

We are considering your request and you should receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, unless the information is exempt or we require additional time to consider whether disclosure is in the public interest in accordance with section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act.

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Yours sincerely

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom of Information Office Gwasanaethau Gweithredol a Phartneriaethol | Operational and Partnership Services
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Ogwr | Bridgend County Borough Council Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
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Dear Sir/Madam

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST X01-6567

We refer to your email dated 3 August 2017 which contained a request for
information as set out in italics below.  Following consideration of your
request, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I respond
to each point as follows:

Please could you send me the following information.

The total amount spent by schools on supply teaching for the school year
2016 - 2017.

Please could you break this down-

1) Total amount spent directly by schools or via the local authority.

2) Total amount spent on agencies, broken down per agency.

Please find attached spreadsheet which contains details of agency spend
for primary and special schools.  The breakdown for Comprehensive schools
has been requested from the schools and it is hoped that this will be
available shortly after the schools reopen in September.  Please be
assured that this will be provided once it is available. 

I hope this response satisfies your request. If you are dissatisfied with
the handling of the request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you
have the right to request a review of the Council’s response to your
request for information.  If you wish to request a review, please write
to:

Mr P A Jolley

Corporate Director, Operational and

Partnership Services and Monitoring Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council

Civic Offices,

Angel Street

Bridgend, CF31 4WB

within 28 days of the date of this letter.  If you remain dissatisfied
with the outcome of that review, you may seek further recourse by lodging
an appeal with the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office – Wales

2^nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Tel:  02920 678400

Fax:  02920 678399

E:mail : [1][email address]

Website:  [2]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
Freedom of Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Gwasanaethau Gweithredol a
Phartneriaethol  |  Operational and E-bost / E-Mail [3][Bridgend County
Partnership Services Borough Council request email]

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Gwefan / Website:
Ogwr | Bridgend County Borough Council www.bridgend.gov.uk

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Rhowch wybod i ni os mai Cymraeg
yw eich dewis iaith.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh. Please let us know if your language
choice is Welsh.

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Further to our response of 31 Aug please find attached a copy of the data
for secondary schools in the borough.

Yours sincerely,

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
of Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Gwasanaethau Gweithredol a
Phartneriaethol | Operational and E-bost / E-Mail [1][Bridgend County
Partnership Services Borough Council request email]

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Gwefan / Website:
Ogwr | Bridgend County Borough Council www.bridgend.gov.uk

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Rhowch wybod i ni os mai Cymraeg
yw eich dewis iaith.

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From: foi
Sent: 31 August 2017 11:04
To: 'Richard Knights ([FOI #422751 email])'
Subject: FOI REQUEST X01-6567

Dear Sir/Madam

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST X01-6567

We refer to your email dated 3 August 2017 which contained a request for
information as set out in italics below. Following consideration of your
request, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I respond
to each point as follows:

Please could you send me the following information.

The total amount spent by schools on supply teaching for the school year
2016 - 2017.

Please could you break this down-

1) Total amount spent directly by schools or via the local authority.

2) Total amount spent on agencies, broken down per agency.

Please find attached spreadsheet which contains details of agency spend
for primary and special schools. The breakdown for Comprehensive schools
has been requested from the schools and it is hoped that this will be
available shortly after the schools reopen in September. Please be assured
that this will be provided once it is available.

I hope this response satisfies your request. If you are dissatisfied with
the handling of the request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you
have the right to request a review of the Council’s response to your
request for information. If you wish to request a review, please write to:

Mr P A Jolley

Corporate Director, Operational and

Partnership Services and Monitoring Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council

Civic Offices,

Angel Street

Bridgend, CF31 4WB

within 28 days of the date of this letter. If you remain dissatisfied with
the outcome of that review, you may seek further recourse by lodging an
appeal with the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office – Wales

2^nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Tel: 02920 678400

Fax: 02920 678399

E:mail : [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
of Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Gwasanaethau Gweithredol a
Phartneriaethol | Operational and E-bost / E-Mail [4][Bridgend County
Partnership Services Borough Council request email]

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Gwefan / Website:
Ogwr | Bridgend County Borough Council www.bridgend.gov.uk

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Rhowch wybod i ni os mai Cymraeg
yw eich dewis iaith.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh. Please let us know if your language
choice is Welsh.

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E-bost yn cael ei logio, ei monitro a/neu ei chofnodi yn awtomatig am
resymau cyfreithiol
Peidiwch ag argraffu’r neges e-bost hon oni bai fod hynny’n gwbl
angenrheidiol.
Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Rhowch wybod i ni os mai Cymraeg
yw eich dewis iaith.
E-mail may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal
purposes.
Please do not print this email unless absolutely necessary.
We welcome correspondence in Welsh. Please let us know if your language
choice is Welsh.

This e-mail and any attachments transmitted with it represents the
views of the individual(s) who sent them and should not be regarded
as the official view of Bridgend County Borough Council. The contents
are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If
you have received it in error, please inform the system administrator
on (+44) 01656 642111.

This e-mail and any attachments have been scanned with 'Mcafee ' -
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________________________________________________________________________
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safbwyntiau'r unigolyn a'i anfonodd (unigolion a'u hanfonodd) ac ni ddylid eu
hystyried fel safbwynt swyddogol Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr.
Mae'r cynnwys yn gyfrinachol ac wedi'i fwriadu ar gyfer y sawl y'i cyfeiriwyd ato
yn unig. Os ydych wedi ei dderbyn mewn camgymeriad, rhowch wybod i weinyddwr y
system ar (+44) 01656 642111.

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