Council agency worker data
Received: 21 August 2025
Dear Sir or Madam, This is a freedom of information request regarding agency workers in your council workforce. I am looking for information for 2024-25, 2023-24 and 2022-23 and have included tables which you can use if convenient. Please provide me with: 1.The number of agency worker in your council in each year2.The percentage of the council workforce comprised of agency workers in each year3.The number of agency workers who have been with the council for over 2 years in each year4.The number of agency workers being paid over £75,000 (full time equivalent) per year in each year5.The council's total agency worker spending in each year6. The overall staff turnover rate in each yearA) Table 2024-252023-242022-23Total number of agency workers Total spending on agency workers Agency workers as a percentage of workforce Number of agency workers engaged for more than 2 years Number of agency workers paid £75k and above (full time equivalent) Overall staff turnover rate 7.A breakdown of the number of agency workers by engagement reason8.in each year. If your HR system categories these differently, please use those categories instead: B) TableReason2024-252023-242022-23Cover for long term sickness Cover for acting up Cover for secondment Cover of other long-term absence Filling a vacancy (no substantive postholder) If data is not available for any particular category, please provide the closest equivalent data. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me for clarification.
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