Key information
Request reference number: MGLA270125-8950
Date of response:
Summary of request
Request:
Please take this email as a written request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to provide the following information:
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How many temporary staff/contractors were employed by the Council's Planning Department during the last two years (January 2023 until January 2025). This includes planning and enforcement staff at all grades (i.e validation, trainee, planner, senior planner, principal planner, team leader and DM/Service managers). Please also specify the number of contractors to each level
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How much money was spent by the Council on temporary staff/contractors within the planning department during the last two years (January 2023 until January 2025).
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Do you have a managed service provider for the provision of temporary agency staff? If so, please provide the name and the date the contract ends
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If you don't have a managed service provider in place for the provision of temporary recruitment agency staff, which recruitment agencies do you use and on what basis were they awarded?
Response:
I can confirm that the GLA holds the information in scope of your request as set out below:
- How many temporary staff/contractors were employed by the Council's Planning Department during the last two years (January 2023 until January 2025). This includes planning and enforcement staff at all grades (i.e validation, trainee, planner, senior planner, principal planner, team leader and DM/Service managers). Please also specify the number of contractors to each level;
- 22 Temporary Agency Workers
- How much money was spent by the Council on temporary staff/contractors within the planning department during the last two years (January 2023 until January 2025).
- £2,337,777.79.
- Do you have a managed service provider for the provision of temporary agency staff? If so, please provide the name and the date the contract ends;
- REED Specialist Recruitment Ltd have been appointed as the Managed Service Provider for temporary workers for the GLA. The Call Off contract commenced on 29 August 2021 for 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year.
- If you don't have a managed service provider in place for the provision of temporary recruitment agency staff, which recruitment agencies do you use and on what basis were they awarded?
- N/A
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact me, quoting the reference MGLA270125-8950.