Use of agency social workers

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Dear Bracknell Forest Borough Council,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1 – The number of qualified social workers who were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on Monday 2nd April 2018, analysed by:

a) Children’s Services social work roles
b) Adults’ Services social work roles

2 – What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency) social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/17 to 31/3/18.

Yours faithfully,

Bob Lee

Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Dear Bob Lee

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by the Council on 03/05/2018 and I will deal with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 02/06/2018) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Corporate Services Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Information Compliance-Officer
Legal Services
Resources
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

From: [email address]>

 

Sent:  30^th May 2018

 

Subject: Freedom of Information response No: 144

 

Dear Bob Lee

 

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information which was received on 3^rd May 2018.

 

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

 

REQUEST AND RESPONSE

 

1 – The number of qualified social workers who were working on a temporary
(agency) basis at the Council on Monday 2nd April 2018, analysed by:

 

a) Children’s Services social work roles - 8

b) Adults’ Services social work roles - 13

 

2 – What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency)
social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/17 to 31/3/18.

For Children’s - £431,721

For Adults - £996,263

 

You may also find it helpful to refer to our web page
[1]http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/selli...  which contains
other helpful information as well.

 

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

 

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you should use the Comments, Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found at

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If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Sent on behalf of;

Solicitor

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Resources

Bracknell Forest Borough Council 

Tel: 01344 352000

 

Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Compliance-Officer

Legal Services
Resources
Bracknell Forest Council

 

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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