Temporary contracts / Payments
Case reference FOI2024/01497
Received 9 September 2024
Published 2 October 2024
Request
a. In relation to your published statement of accounts page 43. Please provide the name/title of the specific budget/service area in which those employed on temporary contracts listed in the notes 3,4, 5, 7 and 8 were funded for payment of these contracts.
b. In relation to a) and the service areas provided in the response. Please provide their overall bottom line budget for that service area at the start of each year, and the eventual spend that occurred by the end of the year, in the years 2021/22 and 2022/23.
c. Excluding positions noted in (a) please provide the number of positions also covered by temporary contracts within your wider management team as per listed on your website below, howsoever amended job titles.
d. in relation to (c) please provide the post titles where a temporary contract was arranged as cover, and cost of each contract.
Response
a. In relation to your published statement of accounts page 43. Please provide the name/title of the specific budget/service area in which those employed on temporary contracts listed in the notes 3,4, 5, 7 and 8 were funded for payment of these contracts.
A: 3 – Children’s and Family Services, and Young People’s Attainment,
4 – Health and Adult Wellbeing,
5 – Infrastructure and Transport,
7 – Health and Adult Wellbeing,
8 – Finance, Corporate Services and Planning
b. In relation to a) and the service areas provided in the response. Please provide their overall bottom line budget for that service area at the start of each year, and the eventual spend that occurred by the end of the year, in the years 2021/22 and 2022/23.
A:
|
2021/22 budget £'000 |
2021/22 outturn £'000 |
2022/23 budget £'000 |
2022/23 outturn £'000 |
|
|
Children’s and Family Services, and Young People’s Attainment |
40,237 |
44,761 |
52,930 |
62,548 |
|
Health & Adult Wellbeing |
61,996 |
56,187 |
66,310 |
64,994 |
|
Infrastructure and Transport |
10,091 |
11,440 |
10,591 |
10,275 |
|
Finance, Corporate Services and Planning |
21,918 |
24,551 |
15,329 |
13,783 |
c. Excluding positions noted in (a) please provide the number of positions also covered by temporary contracts within your wider management team as per listed on your website below, howsoever amended job titles.
A: 2021/22 = 3 and 2022/23 = 4
d. in relation to (c) please provide the post titles where a temporary contract was arranged as cover, and cost of each contract.
A: 2021/22:
Service Director Safeguarding, Quality Assurance and Improvement £123,074,
Service Director Safeguarding and Family Support £253,951 (previously 2 roles),
Service Director Economy £76,553 2022/23:
Service Director Safeguarding, Quality Assurance and Improvement £38,432,
Service Director Safeguarding and Family Support £111,998 (previously 2 roles),
Service Director Economy £188,818,
Service Director Highways and Transport £211,260
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