How much has each primary, secondary and SEND school in the LEA (of which data is held) spent on Supply Teaching or Teaching Assistant cover with external companies, and how much has been spent with each of those companies per school, ideally? If this information is not available, then just a total spend by school. I would like this data from the 1st September 2020 – 1st July 2021.
The data on this spreadsheet is covers 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 as the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) runs on the financial year rather than the academic year.
We are unable to provide the information about the external companies as our view is that it would not be in the public interest to share the spend per school per company.
This is because sharing this information could jeopardise Devon County Council’s ability as a purchasing authority to achieve best value for money.
Therefore we are withholding this information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, S43(2): Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it).