FI16644

Request

1. What was the total Agency spend from 1st March 2025 – 31st November 2025. Please break this down between qualified social workers and other staffing categories.

2. Do you have a managed service implemented at the trust to assist with your temporary staffing processes?

3. If yes, please advise who this contract is with, which staffing categories it is for, which framework it was procured under and when the contract expires.

4. Do you use a direct engagement platform?

5. If yes, please advise who this contact is with, which staffing categories it is for, which framework it was procured under and when the contract expires.

6. Do you have a master vendor arrangement in place with any temporary staffing suppliers?

7. If yes, please advise who this contract is with, which staffing categories it is for, which framework it was procured under and when the contract expires.

8. Do you have any RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) agreements with any suppliers in relation to the supply of substantive staff?

9. If yes, please advise who this contract is with, which staffing categories it is for, when the contract expires, which framework it was procured under and which departments it is for (if it is department specific).

Response

  1. This information is available on the Council’s website as part of the payment to suppliers data which can be found at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/Payments-to-Suppliers/Payments-to-Suppliers.aspx. The Council has no responsibility for social care and does not employ social workers. 
  2. No. 
  3. Not applicable. 
  4. No. 
  5. Not applicable.
  6. No. 
  7. Not applicable.
  8. No. 
  9. Not applicable.