Money spent on recruitment agencies during the financial year 2022/23 - Find a freedom of information request

1. The total amount of money spent on recruitment agencies during the financial year 2022/23.

2. A breakdown of the amount spent with each individual recruitment agency.

3. The types of roles that recruitment agencies were used to recruit for.

4. The names of Hiring Managers responsible for recruitment

5. Is there a Preferred Suppliers List?

6. Is there requirement to work with local businesses?

7. I would also like to know if you have any policies or procedures in place for the use of recruitment agencies, and if so, please could you provide me with copies of these documents.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. £5,985,857.84

2. Comensura £1,117,287.34

Retinue £3,938,949.38

Matrix £929,621.12

Matrix contract replaced both Retinue and Comensura in Feb23

3. Job Title

Advanced Practitioner - Childrens (G10)

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Area Manager Assistant Finance Officer (CTL)

Associate Assistant Director Children’s Services (CTL)

Business Support Assistant - Level 2 (G3)

Ceremony Coordinator (CTL) Commissioning Officer (G9)

Community Care Officer Level 2 - Adults (CTL)

Cyber Security Analyst

Cyber Security Project Manager

Cyber Security Projects

Educational Psychologist (CTL)

Family Learning Tutor (CTL)

Finance Officer (CTL)

Finance Team Manager

Finance Technician (G5)

Head of Cyber Security

Household Waste Recycling Centre Operative

Independent Chair - Childrens Lawyer (G10) (CTL)

Lead Practitioner - Adults

Learning Support Assistant G3

Occupational Therapist Level 2 - Adults

Practice Supervisor

Principal Lawyer

Project Manager (G9) (CTL)

Qualified Practitioner Level 2 - Adults

Relief Waste Services Support Assistant (CTL)

Residential Care Officer Level 1 - Childrens

School Admissions Caseworker

Senior Finance Technician (G7)

Senior Lawyer (G11)

Senior Practitioner - Safeguarding Team - Adults (CTL)

Social Worker - Level 1 - Adults

Social Worker - Level 1 - Childrens

Social Worker - Level 2 - Adults

Social Worker - Level 2 - Childrens

Supervising Social Worker (Fostering/Adoption) - Level 2 - Childrens

Trading Standards Officer Level 3 (G8)

Transport Assistant (G4)

Waste Services Operative

4. – We have multiple hiring managers across the organisation. The person responsible for the agency worker contract is Clare.Vickers@lincolnshire.gov.uk

5. All agency assignments go through our neutral vendor -Matrix

6. There is a preference for local businesses to be on the Matrix Panel Suppliers list

7. All agency worker recruitment is done in line with the Council’s Agency,

Relief and off payroll workers policy: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/employment-policies/agency-relief-off-payroll-workerspolicy/1