Please could I ask the following questions regarding Children’s Services under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. How many full-time staff social workers are currently employed in the children’s services department?
189.25 FTE Social Workers.
2. How many locum/agency social workers are currently employed/hired within the children’s services department?
94 Agency Social Workers.
3. How many social worker vacancies are there currently in the children’s services department?
30.96 vacant FTE
4. How much has the department spent for each of the past three financial years on full-time staff social worker salaries?
2021/22 £7,580,893
2020/21 £7,794,576
2019/20 £7,479,158
5. How much has the department spent for each of the past three financial years on locum/agency social workers (including any consultancy fees)?
2021/22 £5,536,426
2020/21 £5,254,944
2019/20 £4,488,523
6. How many staff social workers have left the department in the past year (ie no longer work there)?
33 Leavers between April 21 and March 22.