• HR Software and processes

    1. What software do you use for your payroll, HR and finance solutions, how much annually do you spend on each and when does each contract expire? Software Solutions: Finest (Software AG UK Ltd), Collaborative Planning (Advanced Business Solutions), Readsoft/Onbase … Continue reading

  • Criminal Investigations of Teachers

    1. How many teachers have remained in a teaching position within a Devon school during the academic year 2023/24 whilst under investigation by Police? The Council does not hold information on all schools in Devon. In relation to the information … Continue reading

  • Council Monitoring Officer

    1. Please provide the name of each Monitoring Officer, Deputy Monitoring Officer, Director of Children’s Services and Lead Member for Children’s Services since 1.1.2019, and what date were they in post? Monitoring Officer – Jan Shadbolt 01/05/2014 to 31/12/21, Andrew … Continue reading

  • Modern Day Slavery

    Please can I request the following information. Q1. Do you as a local authority have a specialist lead/single point of contact on issues relating to modern slavery? Devon County Council (DCC) have a lead role (not specialist) for Modern Slavery … Continue reading

  • Council Training on Extremism

     I am interested in existing policies relating to countering terrorism and extremism. In particular, how far-right extremism is countered by the organisation, with particular regard to potentially radicalising material/material that is linked to or may be considered to promote extremist … Continue reading

  • Agency Social Worker Teams

    1. From the financial year 2018/19 to 2022/23, how many agency social work project teams were employed in children’s services? 2018/19 – 0 2019/21 – 0 2020/21 – 0 2021/22 – 3 2022/23 – 5 2. How many in adult … Continue reading

  • Antisemitism and Islamophobia

    This is related to your council adopting any working definition of Islamophobia or Antisemitism. Please note – there are several different definitions of both antisemitism and Islamophobia in use around the country – and this FOI request covers all of … Continue reading

  • Meetings Between Groups and the Council

    Please can you provide me with the number of meetings anyone at the council has had with the following groups in the years since January 2022: Extinction Rebellion Just Stop Oil Stonewall Stop the War Trade Union representatives (e.g. TUC, … Continue reading