Spend on staffing and agency staffing - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I would be grateful if you could please provide the following for each of the last three financial years, 2020/21-2022/23:

a) Total spend on staffing

b) Total spend on agency staff

c) Initial budget for spend on agency staff

d) Annual percentage turnover rate

e) Annual percentage sickness absence rate

If possible, the above 5 requests also broken down by department across your local authority

Decision

Please see attached for your response.

With regards expenditure on agency staff, as is the case with many other local authorities, temporary agency recruitment is sometimes necessary to cover vacancies and /or ensure no disruption to support services for the residents of Lincolnshire.

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.

Reference number
7085777
Date request received
13 June 2023
Date of decision
18 July 2023