In the tax years 2020/21 to 2022/23, what was the annual supply spend for each school? Please breakdown per agency.
Please refer to this school spends workbook which detail schools where money was spent on supply staff in each financial year. Where a school is not listed, the spend is £0.
The figures have not been broken down by agency, as this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests). Devon County Council considers that the release of this information would be likely to be commercially prejudicial to the council, as it could lead to providers benchmarking against prices submitted. This may then lead to future tenders being less competitive in the future.
Devon County Council acknowledges that there is a general public interest in openness and transparency. However, there is a stronger public interest in ensuring value for money from our service providers, so that the maximum amount of money can be spent on services for the people of Devon. Therefore, for this reason we believe that the balance of public interest lies in withholding this information.