Temporary agency and permanent agency spend and recruitment for 2021-2024
Case reference FOI2024/01866
Received 5 November 2024
Published 28 November 2024
Request
1. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
Financial Year
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2. Please provide a report using the below table, showing permanent agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
Financial Year
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
3. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
• Legal & Governance Services
• Finance & Corporate Services.
Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
4. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all permanent agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
• Legal & Governance Services
• Finance & Corporate Services.
Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
5. Please provide a breakdown of all ‘off framework’ agency spend (£) at your organisation for the last 3 years covering the following services:
• Legal & Governance Services
• Finance & Corporate Services.
Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
6. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?
• Master Vendor/Managed Service
• Neutral Vendor
• Preferred Supplier List
What model is used and when does this agreement expire?
7. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage permanent agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?
• Master Vendor/Managed Service
• Neutral Vendor
• Preferred Supplier List
What model is used and when does this agreement expire?
8. Please confirm the number of staff members for Legal & Governance Services and Finance & Corporate Services departments and the split between permanent members of staff, temporary staff (fixed-term contracts) and agency staff in the below table for this moment in time:
Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
Number of permanent staff
Number of temporary staff
Number of agency staff
9. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Legal & Governance Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?
10. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Finance & Corporate Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?
11. What frameworks, if applicable, do you use for temporary and permanent agency recruitment?
Response
1. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
Financial Year
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Answer: The Service Area have advised we do not hold the information in a form which enables us to identify the difference between temporary agency and permanent agency, therefore the total agency spend is as follows:
Financial Year
2021/22 – 11,270,435
2022/23 – 19,086,593
2023/24 – 16,064,521
2. Please provide a report using the below table, showing permanent agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
Financial Year
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Answer: Please see the response above.
3. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
• Legal & Governance Services
• Finance & Corporate Services.
Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Answer: The Service Area have advised we do not hold the information in a form which enables us to identify the difference between temporary agency and permanent agency therefore the total agency spend is as follows:
Financial Year
2021/22 – 1,378,238
2022/23 – 1,771,598
2023/24 – 826,995
4. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all permanent agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
• Legal & Governance Services
• Finance & Corporate Services.
Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Answer: Please see the response above.
5. Please provide a breakdown of all ‘off framework’ agency spend (£) at your organisation for the last 3 years covering the following services:
• Legal & Governance Services
• Finance & Corporate Services.
Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Answer: The Service Area have advised we do not hold the information in a form which enables us to identify ‘off framework’ agency spend.
6. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?
• Master Vendor/Managed Service
• Neutral Vendor
• Preferred Supplier List
Answer: Neutral Vendor
What model is used and when does this agreement expire?
Answer: ESPO Model expiring November 2025
7. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage permanent agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?
• Master Vendor/Managed Service
• Neutral Vendor
• Preferred Supplier List
Answer: No.
What model is used and when does this agreement expire?
Answer: N/A.
8. Please confirm the number of staff members for Legal & Governance Services and Finance & Corporate Services departments and the split between permanent members of staff, temporary staff (fixed-term contracts) and agency staff in the below table for this moment in time:
Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services
Number of permanent staff
Number of temporary staff
Number of agency staff
Answer: Please see the table below:
|
Contract Type |
Number of employees |
|
Agency Worker/Contractor |
21 |
|
Permanent |
266 |
|
Temporary worker |
15 |
|
Grand Total |
302 |
9. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Legal & Governance Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?
Answer: Please see the response below.
10. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Finance & Corporate Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?
Answer: The Service Area have advised we do not hold the information in a form which enables us to split the top 5 agency spend between Legal and Governance Services and Finance and Corporate Services. These are recorded as Finance, Legal and Governance within our business system and spend is as follows:
Matrix SCM Limited - £826,995
11. What frameworks, if applicable, do you use for temporary and permanent agency recruitment?
Answer: ESPO Framework.
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