Use of agency social workers
Dear Buckinghamshire County Council,
Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on Monday 20th May 2019, split 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 1/4/18 to 31/3/19?
Yours faithfully,
Dee Green
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Dear Ms Green
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
RFI-5518
Thank you for contacting Buckinghamshire County Council.
Your request for information regarding the use of agency social workers
has now been considered and our response is as follows:
Please note, our data is provided on a monthly basis, data for question 1
relates to April 2019.
1 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency)
basis at the Council on Monday 20th May 2019, split by:
a) Children's Services social work roles
117 (including LADO, IRO & Social Workers, Team Managers)
b) Adults Services social work roles
18 (including Social Workers, Team Managers)
2. What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency)
social work professionals during the financial year 1/4/18 to 31/3/19?
6 million across all roles in Adult & Children's Social care
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Joanna Kelly
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Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UA
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