Lincolnshire County Council agency spend - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last three financial years:

 

Financial Year

 

2021/2022

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

 

 

2. Please provide a report using the below table, showing permanent agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last three financial years:

 

Financial Year

 

2021/2022

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

 

 

3. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last three years covering the following services:

  • Legal and Governance Services
  • Finance and Corporate Services.

 

Financial Year

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

2021/2022

   

2022/2023

   

2023/2024

   

 

 

4. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all permanent agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last three years covering the following services:

  • Legal and Governance Services
  • Finance and Corporate Services.

 

Financial Year

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

2021/2022

   

2022/2023

   

2023/2024

   

 

 

5. Please provide a breakdown of all ‘off framework’ agency spend (£) at your organisation for the last three years covering the following services:

  • Legal & Governance Services
  • Finance & Corporate Services.

 

Financial Year

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

2021/2022

   

2022/2023

   

2023/2024

   

 

 

6. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency recruitment (for Legal and Governance Services; Finance and Corporate Services) at this moment in time?

  • Master Vendor/Managed Service
  • Neutral Vendor
  • Preferred Supplier List

 

What model is used and when does this agreement expire?

 

7. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage permanent agency recruitment (for Legal and Governance Services; Finance and Corporate Services) at this moment in time?

  • Master Vendor/Managed Service
  • Neutral Vendor
  • Preferred Supplier List

 

What model is used and when does this agreement expire?

 

 

8. Please confirm the number of staff members for Legal and Governance Services and Finance and Corporate Services departments and the split between permanent members of staff, temporary staff (fixed-term contracts) and agency staff in the below table for this moment in time:

 

 

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

Number of permanent staff

 

 

Number of temporary staff

 

 

Number of agency staff

 

 

 

 

9. Who are the top five agencies for agency spend (£) across Legal and Governance Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 2023-2024 financial year

 

10. Who are the top five agencies for agency spend (£) across Finance and Corporate Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 2023-2024 financial year?

Decision

1.

 

Financial Year

 

2021/2022

£5million on-contract, £0.9millon off-contract

2022/2023

£5.9million on-contract, £0.8million off-contract

2023/2024

£6.3million on-contract, £1.7million off-contract

 

 

2.

 

Financial Year

 

2021/2022

Not applicable

2022/2023

Not applicable

2023/2024

Not applicable

 

 

3.

 

Financial Year

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

2021/2022

£716,000

£146,000

2022/2023

£582,000

£68,000

2023/2024

£401,000

£146,000

 

 

4.

 

Financial Year

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

2021/2022

Not applicable

Not applicable

2022/2023

Not applicable

Not applicable

2023/2024

Not applicable

Not applicable

 

5.

 

Financial Year

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

2021/2022

£0.00

£82,700

2022/2023

£0.00

£30,600

2023/2024

£40,500

£0.00

 

6. Fully managed neutral vendor service expires 30/01/2026.

 

7. None of the above.

 

8.

 

 

Legal and Governance Services

Finance and Corporate Services

Number of permanent staff

 62

152 

Number of temporary staff

 Three

 Eight

Number of agency staff

 Eight

 Seven

 

 

9. Due to its master vendor approach Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is not beholden to which agencies are supplied to by the master vendor and therefore unable to answer these questions directly.

 

10. Due to its master vendor approach LCC is not beholden to which agencies are supplied to by the master vendor and therefore unable to answer these questions directly.

Reference number
10824538
Date request received
23 October 2024
Date of decision
15 November 2024