FOI Request - Number of Temporary Staff from Recruitment Agencies
Request 101003831910
I would like to request the following information from the council from the last five financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25):
1. The amount spent by the council on temporary (or additional supply) staff from recruitment and employment agencies. Please can this be broken down into spending on temporary staff from recruitment and employment agencies in relation to:
a.) Children's social care (vulnerable children)
b.) Adult's social care
c.) Other
2. The total amount spent by the council on all staff (including permanent staff, agency staff and freelancers etc).
Please can the information be broken down by year, for the last five financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25).
Response 28-08-2025
1.
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| a) Children's care (vulnerable children) | 300,266 | 142,133 | 149,601 | - | - |
| b) Adult's social care | 18,153 | 69,681 | 50,803 | 12,302 | - |
| c) Other | 2,172,542 | 1,115,517 | 825,549 | 629,627 | 486,069 |
2.
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| 196,655,613 | 193,254,789 | 177,339,234 | 161,137,343 | 148,339,073 |
Please note, the figures provided include Teachers, HRA and includes employers pension contributions and National Insurance.
Excluded costs are interview expenses, training and staff development, staff advertising, apprenticeship levy and additional pension costs/strain on fund.