Working from home
Dear Orkney Islands Council,
Q1. During the month of April 2022, how many council employees were working from home, and what percentage of the office based workforce does this represent?
Q2. Between 1st and 30th April 2022, how many desk bookings were made across the council's office buildings and, on average, how many desk bookings were there a day during this month?
Q3. How many desks were available for use in the month April 2022 across the council's office buildings?
Q4. What was the maximum number of office staff who could theoretically work in the office on any given day in April 2022?
Q5. What was the total number of office staff who worked in your council's offices each day prior to the pandemic?
Please provide this data in an excel sheet attachment, and not in a PDF attachment.
Yours faithfully,
Janet Eastham
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Dear Madam
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your information request dated 13 May 2022 and received on 16 May 2022. Our reference is FOI 2022-0420. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
We are considering your request. We may be in touch soon to ask for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not able to fulfil your request in its present form.
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The Council is under significant pressure to deliver only essential services whilst the current social isolation measures are in place within the UK. Whilst we have a legal obligation to respond to FOIs, EIRs and SARs, we are unlikely to be able to respond at present within the normal timescales and there will inevitably be some delays. We apologise for any inconvenience, although we are sure that you will fully understand the situation.
Regards
Katy Russell-Duff
Administrative Officer/FOI Co-ordinator
Corporate Services
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Working from home on Tuesdays and Fridays
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Dear Madam
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
I refer to your email dated 13 May 2022 and received on 16 May 2022, our reference is FOI 2022-0420.
Orkney Islands Council does not record the information requested.
Under FOISA, if you are dissatisfied with our response, you may ask the Council to review its handling of your request. If you wish to do this, you should make your request for review within 40 working days of receiving this email. Please make your request for review to Head of Legal Services, Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY or email to [Orkney Islands Council request email]. Your request must be in permanent form (letter, email, audio tape etc) and should state:
That you are asking for a review of this decision, and
Why you are unhappy with the response you have received.
We will issue a full response to your request for review within 20 working days of our receiving it.
Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction, you then have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. You have six months in which to do so following receipt of our review outcome – see www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.
Regards
Georgette Herd
Solicitor
Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535
www.orkney.gov.uk
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