Disclosure Log
Agency spend (FOI/4935)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 20 November 2024
Dear *****
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI/00004935
Thank you for your email of 24 October 2024 where you requested information about our agency spend.
The information you requested is:
- . Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
| Financial Year | |
| 2021/22 | £19,172,014 |
| 2022/23 | £17,327,998 |
| 2023/24 | £18,630,298 |
- Please provide a report using the below table, showing permanent agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years: We do not have any permanent agency workers
| Financial Year | |
| 2021/22 | £0 |
| 2022/23 | £0 |
| 2023/24 | £0 |
- Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
- Chief Executive’s Department
| Financial Year | |
| 2021/22 | £4,638,750 |
| 2022/23 | £3,252,861 |
| 2023/24 | £3,266,424 |
- Please provide a report using the below table, showing all permanent agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services: We do not have any permanent agency workers.
Chief Executive’s Department
| Financial Year | Chief Executive’s Department |
| 2021/22 | £0 |
| 2022/23 | £0 |
| 2023/24 | £0 |
- Please provide a breakdown of all ‘off framework’ agency spend (£) at your organisation for the last 3 years covering the following services:
- Chief Executive’s Department
| Financial Year | |
| 2021/22 | £0 |
| 2022/23 | £0 |
| 2023/24 | £0 |
- Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency recruitment (for Chief Executive’s Department) at this moment in time
- Master Vendor/Managed Service
- Neutral Vendor
- Preferred Supplier List
What model is used and when does this agreement expire
Neutral vendor managed service provider Matrix (started May 2024 – up to 4 years)
- Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage permanent agency recruitment (for Chief Executive’s Department) at this moment in time
- Master Vendor/Managed Service
- Neutral Vendor
- Preferred Supplier List
What model is used and when does this agreement expire
Managed service – Penna
- Please confirm the number of staff members for Chief Executive’s Department 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: as of 12th November 2024:
| Chief Executive’s Department | |
| Number of permanent staff | 1201 |
| Number of temporary staff | 127 |
| Number of agency staff | 63 |
- Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Chief Executive’s Department and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year: Only used 2 for the 23/24 financial year:
Reed: £2,528,780
Tile Hill Interim & Executive Ltd: £737,644
- What frameworks, if applicable, do you use for temporary and permanent agency recruitment.
ESPO - MSTAR4 (Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources)
ESPO - Strategic HR Services
CCS - Non Clinical Staffing - CCS
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Yours sincerely
Colin Sawers
Information Case Officer | Customers, Complaints and Information
Chief Executive"s Department | Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall | Loughborough Road | West Bridgford | NOTTINGHAM | NG2 7QP
Tel: (0115) 977 3714