Use of Agency social workers

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Dear Dumfries and Galloway 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 1st July 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, split by:
a) Children’s Services social work roles
b) Adults’ Services social work roles

3 – Which agencies do you currently use to supply social work professionals?

4 – what was the council’s spend on agency social work professionals per supplier in the past financial year (1/4/18 to 31/3/19)?

Yours faithfully,

Dee Green

Dumfries and Galloway Council

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OFFICIAL

Good afternoon,

I refer to our previous email detailed 26 July. With regards to questions 1 and 2, we can answer the part in relation to Children's services social work roles but the adult services social work roles sit within the health and social work partnership. You need to direct this request to the Integration Joint Board [email address]

Kind regards,

FOI Unit
Dumfries and Galloway Council

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OFFICIAL

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for your reply, please do provide the figures for children's services.

Yours sincerely,

Dee Green

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Please find below the Council's response to your request 426763 which was received on 26/07/2019.

Details of request: 1 - How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on Monday 1st July 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, split by:
a) Children?s Services social work roles
b) Adults? Services social work roles

3 ? Which agencies do you currently use to supply social work professionals?

4 ? what was the council?s spend on agency social work professionals per supplier in the past financial year (1/4/18 to 31/3/19)?

Response:

There has been no spend on agency workers within Children's Services.

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FOI Unit
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