Social care agency usage
Case reference FOI2023/00614
Published 26 April 2023
Request
1. What was the total spend by your council on all temporary staff in social services from recruitment agencies during the last 3 financial years (YE: March 31st) and for spend in 2022/23 to date (noting the months provided), split by:
Total agency spend in:
2019/20 For Children's services
2020/21 For Children's services
2021/22 For Children's services
2022/23 (spend to date) For Children's services
2019/20 For Adult social care services
2020/21 For Adult social care services
2021/22 For Adult social care services
2022/23 (spend to date) For Adult social care services
2. What was the total spend by your council on temporary support workers in social services from recruitment agencies during the last 3 financial years (YE: March 31st) and for spend in 2022/23 to date (noting the months provided), split by:
Agency spend in:
Agency staff - job role
2019/20 For Children's services Support workers
2020/21 For Children's services Support workers
2021/22 For Children's services Support workers
2022/23 (spend to date) For Children's services Support workers
2019/20 For Adult social care services Support workers
2020/21 for Adult social care services Support workers
2021/22 for Adult social care services Support workers
2022/23 (spend to date) for Adult social care services Support workers
Note - support worker job role definition: please include spend on all types of support workers (including but not limited to the following job roles: support workers, senior support workers, family support workers, independent living support worker, residential support worker, crisis support worker, children's support worker etc).
3. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency support worker recruitment (in adult or children's social care services) in the previous financial year 2021/22? (YE: March 31st).
a. Master vendor
b. Neutral vendor
c. PSL (preferred supplier list)
Response
1. What was the total spend by your council on all temporary staff in social services from recruitment agencies during the last 3 financial years (YE: March 31st) and for spend in 2022/23 to date (noting the months provided), split by:
Total agency spend in:
2019/20 For Children's services
2020/21 For Children's services
2021/22 For Children's services
2022/23 (spend to date) For Children's services
A: 2019/20 For Children's services
£1,845k
2020/21 For Children's services
£2,304k
2021/22 For Children's services
£6,390k
2022/23 (spend to date) For Children's services
£13,630k April 2022 - March 2023
2019/20 For Adult social care services
2020/21 For Adult social care services
2021/22 For Adult social care services
2022/23 (spend to date) For Adult social care services
A: The service area have provided data relating to all ASC operational teams.
2019/20 For Adult's services
£538,343
2020/21 For Adult's services
£507,237
2021/22 For Adult's services
£800,311
2022/23 (spend to date) For For Adult's services
£1,325,356 April 2022 - March 2023
2. What was the total spend by your council on temporary support workers in social services from recruitment agencies during the last 3 financial years (YE: March 31st) and for spend in 2022/23 to date (noting the months provided), split by:
Agency spend in:
Agency staff - job role
2019/20 For Children's services Support workers
2020/21 For Children's services Support workers
2021/22 For Children's services Support workers
2022/23 (spend to date) For Children's services Support workers
A: Nil
2019/20 For Adult social care services Support workers
2020/21 for Adult social care services Support workers
2021/22 for Adult social care services Support workers
2022/23 (spend to date) for Adult social care services Support workers
Note - support worker job role definition: please include spend on all types of support workers (including but not limited to the following job roles: support workers, senior support workers, family support workers, independent living support worker, residential support worker, crisis support worker, children's support worker etc).
A: The Service Area do not have any of the specific roles listed - therefore nil
3. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency support worker recruitment (in adult or children's social care services) in the previous financial year 2021/22? (YE: March 31st).
a. Master vendor
b. Neutral vendor
c. PSL (preferred supplier list)
A: Answer C (PSL) would be the closest response to the question - The Council use a collective agency service called Matrix
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