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30th December 2024
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Planning and temporary staff
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1. 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
Throughout the above mentioned period we had a total of 6 unique temporary staff in the below positions. Not all were employed throughout at the same time.
3 x Building Control Surveyor
2 x Senior Building Control Surveyor
1 x Interim Assistant Director, Planning
2. 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).
£759,768
3. 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
The Council have a contract in place with Matrix SCM for the provision of temporary agency workers. The contract commenced on 01 Feb 2024, This is a 4-year contract awarded on a 1 + 1+ 1 + 1 basis.
4. 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?
Please see response to question 3.
