FOI Ref: 0207FOI1920

19th February 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request / Response

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 Please could I request the following information for financial year 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 current figures:

 1. Spend in £ value by staff group of permanent spend on recruitment of permanent via agencies

Staff groups:

• Management / Operations
• Nursing
• Allied Health Professionals

We do not approach agencies to recruit to permanent positions within the structure.

2. Who are the responsible hiring managers for permanent recruitment of the above staffing groups?

Line Managers within the speciality.

3. Which agencies do you currently use and what fee’s do they charge per placement?

Any on the approved Government Framework/s.  Rates are variable depending on the agency, grade of staff and any terms negotiated.

4. Number of current open vacancies across the above staffing groups

Currently there is 1 Nursing and 4 Management / Operations vacancies open on NHS Jobs.