Ref No.: 09 23
Request Type: FOI
Date Received: 24/07/23
Date Responded: 24/07/23
Category: Agency staff
Request
I am requesting the following information under freedom of information legislation.
- Please advise the total spend on recruitment agencies in the 2022-2023 financial year?
- Please breakdown both spend on the agency that finds candidates for job vacancies and agencies that supply temporary staff ?
- Please advise what the temporary agency spend for admin, call centre, data processing and clerical roles in the 2022-2023 financial year?
- Please advise what the temporary agency spend for roles such as warehouse, catering and cleaners in the 2022-2023 financial year?
- Please advise what the permanent agency spend has been in the 2022-2023 financial year?
Response
We have handled your request in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). FOISA provides for a right of access to recorded information held by Scottish public authorities.
The information you have requested is disclosed as follows:
| Question | Response |
| Please advise the total spend on recruitment agencies in the 2022-2023 financial year? | £27,545 |
| Please breakdown both spend on the agency that finds candidates for job vacancies and agencies that supply temporary staff ? | Full amount of £27,545 relates to an agency that supplies temporary staff. |
| Please advise what the temporary agency spend for admin, call centre, data processing and clerical roles in the 2022-2023 financial year? | The total spent related to one administrative role to cover maternity leave. |
| Please advise what the temporary agency spend for roles such as warehouse, catering and cleaners in the 2022-2023 financial year? | £nil. |
| Please advise what the permanent agency spend has been in the 2022-2023 financial year? | £nil. |