FOI reference - FOI-282
Date - 28 July 2024
Request
Please could you provide the following information under the freedom of information act covering the last 24 months, or the most recent 24-month period recorded:
- Has the department used agencies to recruit temporary/contractor staff and what is the total spend for the period? Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 1, splitting the spend by job title/specialism.
- Has the department used agencies to recruit permanent staff and what is the total spend for the period? Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 2, splitting the spend by job title/specialism.
- What frameworks do you have access to when hiring temporary/contractor staff?
- What frameworks do you have access to when hiring permanent staff?
- What recruitment managed services do you have in place for hiring temporary/contractor staff?
- What recruitment managed services do you have in place for hiring permanent staff?
- The contact name and contact details the person responsible for dealing with temporary/contractor recruitment?
- The contact name and contact details of the person responsible for dealing with permanent recruitment?
Response
I confirm that we hold some of the information you have requested.
In the table below we have provided answers to your questions from the information available to us.
For questions 1 and 2 we have not provided a breakdown by 'job title/specialism' as there are instances where this is likely identify individuals.
This information is exempt from disclosure under section 40 (personal information) of the FoIA. This is because the information constitutes personal data as defined in the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR). Disclosing this would not comply with the data protection principles set out in the UK GDPR, in particular the requirement for processing to be fair, lawful and transparent (Article 5 (1)(a)), as well as to comply with one of the lawful bases for processing in Article 6.
In addition, we have not provided a contact name for questions 7 and 8 as this is also exempt for the reason stated above.
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
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Has the department used agencies to recruit temporary/contractor staff and what is the total spend for the period? Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 1, splitting the spend by job title/specialism. |
Yes, we have utilised agency support for day rate contractors or temporary resource in the last 24 months. July 2022 to July 2024: Temporary/Contractor Staff Recruitment Data – Contractors – 141 hired. Total spend on contractors (July 2022 to June 2024) = £15,830,429 |
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Has the department used agencies to recruit permanent staff and what is the total spend for the period? Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 2, splitting the spend by job title/specialism. |
Yes, we have utilised agency support for permanent recruitment activity over the last 24 months. July 2022 to July 2024: Permanent Staff Recruitment Data – FTC and Perm – 163 placements made. Total recruitment spend (July 2022 to June 2024) = £1,405,956 |
| What frameworks do you have access to when hiring temporary/contractor staff? | ESPO – RM6227 |
| What frameworks do you have access to when hiring permanent staff? | ESPO – RM6229 |
| What recruitment managed services do you have in place for hiring temporary/contractor staff? | No |
| What recruitment managed services do you have in place for hiring permanent staff? | Yes – Executive Search – Hays |
| The contact name and contact details the person responsible for dealing with temporary/contractor recruitment? | recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk |
| The contact name and contact details of the person responsible for dealing with permanent recruitment? | recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk |