Working from home

Dear Janet Eastham,

We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request and will
liaise with the relevant Department in order to provide a response.

We will endeavour to provide this information within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully

Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].

If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales

2^nd Floor Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 0330 414 6421

Email: [2][email address]

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Dear Janet Eastham,

In response to your Freedom of Information request, please see the
Officer's response below.

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?

We are unable to provide an accurate figure of how many staff actually
worked from home but we can confirm the number of positions allocated as
home or agile worker (agile will involve some element of working from
home)

• Home worker positions – 233 – 10%
• Agile worker positions – 694 – 32%
• All other positions are service based workers which are based either
in our offices or within the community

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?

We will provide this information as soon as we can and apologise for any
inconvenience this delay may cause.

Q3. How many desks were available for use in the month April 2022 across
the council's office buildings?

As above

Q4. What was the maximum number of office staff who could theoretically
work in the office on any given day in April 2022?

As above

Q5. What was the total number of office staff who worked in your council's
offices each day prior to the pandemic?

This is difficult to answer as prior to the pandemic roles were not
clearly defined as office based or agile, what we can provide is figures
for employees who are based at BGCBC premises. Please see attached
spreadsheet. We have highlighted the areas where there would be office
based staff amongst staffing overall if this helps.

I trust this answers your request and if you have any queries please don't
hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].

If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales

2^nd Floor Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 0330 414 6421

Email: [2][email address]

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Dear Janet Eastham,

Please see the remainder of our response below.

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?

We are unable to provide this information as unfortunately we do not
currently have the necessary system to do this.

Q3. How many desks were available for use in the month April 2022 across
the council's office buildings?

As above

Q4. What was the maximum number of office staff who could theoretically
work in the office on any given day in April 2022?

As above

I trust this answers your request.

Kind regards

Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].

If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales

2^nd Floor Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 0330 414 6421

Email: [2][email address]

From: BGCBC - FOI Requests
Sent: 15 June 2022 10:39
To: '[FOI #861690 email]'
<[FOI #861690 email]>
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information request - Working from home - FOI6623

Dear Janet Eastham,

In response to your Freedom of Information request, please see the
Officer's response below.

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?

We are unable to provide an accurate figure of how many staff actually
worked from home but we can confirm the number of positions allocated as
home or agile worker (agile will involve some element of working from
home)

• Home worker positions – 233 – 10%
• Agile worker positions – 694 – 32%
• All other positions are service based workers which are based either
in our offices or within the community

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?

We will provide this information as soon as we can and apologise for any
inconvenience this delay may cause.

Q3. How many desks were available for use in the month April 2022 across
the council's office buildings?

As above

Q4. What was the maximum number of office staff who could theoretically
work in the office on any given day in April 2022?

As above

Q5. What was the total number of office staff who worked in your council's
offices each day prior to the pandemic?

This is difficult to answer as prior to the pandemic roles were not
clearly defined as office based or agile, what we can provide is figures
for employees who are based at BGCBC premises. Please see attached
spreadsheet. We have highlighted the areas where there would be office
based staff amongst staffing overall if this helps.

I trust this answers your request and if you have any queries please don't
hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [3][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].

If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales

2^nd Floor Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 0330 414 6421

Email: [4][email address]

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