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Herefordshire Council’s spend on agency workers (both on-framework and off-framework)

Case reference FOI2024/00189

Published 13 February 2024

Request

1. The Council's spend on agency workers (both on-framework and off-framework);

2. Which framework/s the Council is using and when does the contract/s expire;

3. If not using a framework, which provider/s and when does the contract/s expire.

4. Agency spend by job roles/service area. If possible, it would be helpful for this information to go back the last 12 months, financial or calendar, or failing that any information you might have from recently.

Response

1. The Council's spend on agency workers (both on-framework and off-framework);

Please see the attached spreadsheet which shows the agency spend for the last 12 months (February 2023 - end of January 2024) for both on and off framework spilt by directorate.

2. Which framework/s the Council is using and when does the contract/s expire;

Herefordshire Council are using Matrix SCM. This contract expires in November 2024.

3. If not using a framework, which provider/s and when does the contract/s expire.

N/A

4. Agency spend by job roles/service area.

If possible, it would be helpful for this information to go back the last 12 months, financial or calendar, or failing that any information you might have from recently.

Please see the response provided for question 1 which breaks down agency spend by directorate.

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