Disclosure Log
Agency Staffing for Internal and External Communications (FOI/6969)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 20 January 2026
Dear *********
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI/00006969
Thank you for your email of 19th December 2025 where you requested information about Agency Staffing for Internal and External Communications. The response to your request is provided below.
In your request you asked:
Request for Information: I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002) regarding recruitment agency usage for communications roles.
Definition of Scope: For the purposes of this request, "communications" refers to the general department or function that encompasses:
Internal or external communications functions;
The press office or media relations;
Social media management;
Marketing functions (where these sit within the communications structure)..
Please provide the following data:
1. 2025/26 Actuals and Outturn Forecast.
Zero
1a. Provide the total number of days a temporary worker was employed via an agency for the communications roles defined above from 6 April 2025 to the date of this request.
Zero
1b. Provide the council"s current projected year-end outturn for the total number of agency days for these roles for the full 2025/26 financial year (ending 31 March 2026).
Zero
1c. Provide a breakdown of these days (actual and forecast) by job grade or title (e.g., Communications Officer, Senior Communications Officer, Communications Manager).
Not applicable
2. 2026/27 Planned Requirements
None at present
2a. Provide the total number of days currently budgeted or forecasted for agency-provided communications staff for the 2026/27 financial year.
Zero
2b. Provide a breakdown of this requirement by job grade or title.
Not applicable
2c. Financial Qualifier: Note that I am requesting the currently held financial forecasts and draft budget allocations for 2026/27 as they exist at the time of this request. If these forecasts do not yet segment requirements by specific job title, please provide the departments overall forecasted budget or total "headcount days" for temporary agency workers within the communications function.
Not applicable
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If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information – Team Manager, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/foi-and-eir-complaints/.
Yours sincerely
The Complaints and Information Team
Nottinghamshire County Council