Ecologists/Planners employed
Case reference FOI2025/00090
Received 15 January 2025
Published 31 January 2025
Request
1. On average, how many planners at senior or management level did your local authority employ in the financial years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2019/20, (c) 2021/22 and d) 2023/24? This would include senior/principal planners, team leaders and chief planners/heads. If not able to express as an average, perhaps you could confirm the headcount at a specific date or at year-end.
2. How many ecologists does your local authority currently directly employ? As well as ecologists/senior ecologists, this would include planning ecologists and biodiversity officers.
3. What are the job titles of the ecologists the local authority currently directly employs?
4. How many ecologists left their role between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024?
5. On average, how many ecologists did your local authority directly employ in the financial years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2019/20, and (c) 2021/22? Again, if not able to express as an average, perhaps you could confirm the headcount at a specific date or at year-end.
6. On average, how many ecologists at senior or management level did you directly employ in (a) 2017/18, (b) 2019/20 and (c) 2021/22? Again, if not able to express as an average, perhaps you could confirm the headcount at a specific date or at year-end.
Response
1. On average, how many planners at senior or management level did your local authority employ in the financial years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2019/20, (c) 2021/22 and d) 2023/24? This would include senior/principal planners, team leaders and chief planners/heads. If not able to express as an average, perhaps you could confirm the headcount at a specific date or at year-end.
A: Please find spreadsheets attached detailing the relevant positions employed for each year.
2. How many ecologists does your local authority currently directly employ? As well as ecologists/senior ecologists, this would include planning ecologists and biodiversity officers.
A:
2.4 FTE currently in post
2 FTE vacant
1 agency – 0.8 FTE
3. What are the job titles of the ecologists the local authority currently directly employs?
A:
• Senior Ecologist x2
o Currently in post (0.6 FTE)
o one vacant post (1 FTE)
• Graduate Ecologist (1 FTE)
• Ecology & Arboriculture Officer (1FTE)
o Estimated at 0.8FTE Ecology
• Principal Natural Environment Officer (Ecology) (1FTE)
o Currently vacant
• Interim Principal Ecologist (0.8FTE)
o Agency
4. How many ecologists left their role between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024?
A: 4
5. On average, how many ecologists did your local authority directly employ in the financial years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2019/20, and (c) 2021/22? Again, if not able to express as an average, perhaps you could confirm the headcount at a specific date or at year-end.
A: 4
6. On average, how many ecologists at senior or management level did you directly employ in (a) 2017/18, (b) 2019/20 and (c) 2021/22? Again, if not able to express as an average, perhaps you could confirm the headcount at a specific date or at year-end.
A: 1
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