Use of Agency Social Workers

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Dear Southend on Sea Borough Council,

Please can you provide me with the following:

• The total number of qualified social workers currently supplied through recruitment agencies, analysed by children’s Services and Adult Services.
• An organogram showing the Social Services Department within the Council

Yours faithfully,

Rachel Peters

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Dear  Ms Peters

FOI 00226

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  Your request has been passed to the  Children and
Learning, Adult and Community Services and  Support Services department
and should receive a reply by 1 September 2011

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the department
above quoting the FOI reference number FOI 00226

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Southend on Sea
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Dear Ms Peters

 

Re: Freedom of Information Request

 

I am writing regarding your request for information, which was received on
3 August 2011.

 

In that request you asked us for the total number of qualified social
workers currently supplied through recruitment agencies, analysed by
childrens and

Adult Services and an organogram showing the Social Services Department
within the Council

 

I write to inform the following:

 

·         For Children and Learning -the number of agency social workers
employed as of 1 July 2011 = 14.  The attached document, published on the
SBC site:
[1]http://www.southend.gov.uk/downloads/dow...
is the only structure chart for SBC. I also attach the structure for ease
of reference.

 

·         For Adult and Community Services - there are 52 Social worker
posts of which 5 are covered by agency and 5 are vacant.  Please also find
details on the attached spreadsheet.

 

 

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Victoria Avenue
Southend on Sea
Essex
SS2 6EP

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