Spend on social care agency staff - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Could you please provide the following information you have pertaining to spend on social care agency staff within your Council:


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:

a) 2019/20

b) 2020/21

c) 2021/22

d) 2022/23 (spend to date)

e) Children's services 

f) Adult social care services


Note: Recruitment agency workers are defined as temporary workers supplied through an agency.


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:

a) Agency spend in:

b) Agency staff - job role

c) 2019/20

d) 2020/21

e) 2021/22

f) 2022/23 (spend to date)

g) Children's services

h) Support workers

i) Adult social care services

j) 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, familysupport 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 agencysupport 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)

Decision

1. figures are all social care roles - see breakdown in Question 2

2022/23 figures are whole year.

 

 

Adult Care and Community Wellbeing

Children's Services

£1,719,739.19

£1,480,249.48

£808,086.96

£1,744,457.72

£844,114.89

£2,546,066.91

£1,139,887.81

£3,307,808.02

 

2.

 

Director Area Job title 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 Social Care / support 
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) £147,883.40 £104,912.74 £131,825.16 £160,575.13 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Area Manager £232,395.29 £184,128.47 £197,688.93 £230,526.50 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Community Care Officer Level 2 - Adults £79,349.30 £17,787.68 £57,677.49 £57,878.31 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Lead Practitioner - Adults   £14,805.07 £48,980.25 £1,783.77 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Occupational Therapist Level 1 - Adults £72,416.18       Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Occupational Therapist Level 2 - Adults £90,491.70 £47,744.45   £10,851.74 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Qualified Practitioner Level 1 - Adults £10,045.74   £17,658.37 £33,337.80 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Qualified Practitioner Level 2 - Adults £43,482.23       Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Senior Practitioner - Safeguarding Team - Adults     £20,750.24 £63,933.25 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Social Worker - Level 1 - Adults £204,115.44 £9,993.65 £15,939.50   Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Social Worker - Level 2 - Adults £839,559.91 £428,714.90 £353,594.95 £581,001.31 Social Care
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Broker       £3,641.37 Support
Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Broker Support Assistant £13,238.97 £49,265.22 £24,686.87   Support
Children's Services Advanced Practitioner - Childrens £227,853.22 £387,404.91 £634,753.68 £663,628.22 Social Care
Children's Services Independent Chair - Childrens £96,440.41 £173,074.77 £249,138.11 £362,421.66 Social Care
Children's Services Local Authority Designated Officer  £33,455.40       Social Care
Children's Services Practice Supervisor £203,543.01 £50,664.60 £174,736.17 £216,519.60 Social Care
Children's Services Residential Care Officer Level 1 - Childrens £380,955.43 295433.37 £165,948.78 £72,603.76 Social Care
Children's Services Residential Care Officer Level 2 - Childrens £1,966.02       Social Care
Children's Services Social Worker - Level 1 - Childrens £18,990.03   £9,724.40 £49,382.11 Social Care
Children's Services Social Worker - Level 2 - Childrens £517,045.96 £791,667.93 £1,226,144.81 £1,811,414.83 Social Care
Children's Services Supervising Social Worker (Fostering/Adoption) - Level 2 - Childrens       £67,818.94 Social Care
Children's Services Team Manager - Childrens   £46,402.14 £85,620.96 £64,018.90 Social Care

 

3.

 

a) No.

 

b) Yes

 

c) No.

Reference number
6505641
Date request received
31 March 2023
Date of decision
19 April 2023