Use of Agency Social Work Professionals

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Dear Slough Borough Council,

Please provide me with:

1. a copy of the PERTEMPS, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee schedules for recruitment to Slough Borough Council

2. all agencies on the PERTEMPS contract for the supply of social workers, senior practitioners, assistant team managers, team managers and service managers (referred to from now as "qualified social work professionals") to Slough Borough Council

3. all agencies currently supplying Slough Borough Council with agency social work professionals

4. the total number of qualified social work professionals currently working on an agency basis Slough Borough Council

5. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals currently working on an agency basis at Slough Borough Council by supplier

6. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals currently working on an agency basis at Slough Borough Council by department

7. the pay and agency charge rate of each qualified social work professional currently working on an agency basis at Slough Borough Council by department

8. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional recruitment through agencies for 2009-2010

9. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional recruitment through agencies for 2010-2011

10. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work professionals by department for the last 12 months

11. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work professionals by agency for the last 12 months

Yours faithfully,

A Elliott

FOI, Slough Borough Council

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Fraser Roger, Slough Borough Council

Dear A. Elliott,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

I acknowledge your request for information received on 25^th March 2010.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by
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Yours sincerely

Roger Fraser

Improvement & Development Directorate

Slough Borough Council

Telephone 01753 875639

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Satterthwaite Peter, Slough Borough Council

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Attached is the most of the information you have requested, the rest being
commercially sensitive and has been redacted as per section 43 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact
the Freedom of Information Officer at Slough Borough Council, 1st Floor St
Martin's Place, 51 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3UF, telephone 01753
875070, email [email address]

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

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Kind regards,

Peter Satterthwaite MCQI CQP

Policy & Performance Adviser

Slough Borough Council

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