Could you please provide the following information you have pertaining to Social Care temporary agency staffing management and spend within your Council:

1. What was the total number of social workers at your organisation at the end of the last financial year (31.3.2021), split by:
a) Children’s services
i. Permanent social workers
At 07.04.21 Children’s Services had 85 permanent employees SW/OT qualified.

ii. Temporary (agency) social workers
At 07.04.2021 Children’s Services had 23 agency workers SW/OT qualified

b) Adult services
i. Permanent social workers
At 07.04.21 Adults Services had 81 permanent employees SW/OT qualified.

ii. Temporary (agency) social workers
At 07.04.2021 Adults Services had 12 agency workers SW/OT qualified.

2. What was the total spend by your organisation on temporary (agency) social workers during the last 3 financial years (YE: March 31th), split by:
a) Children’s services
i. 2020/21: £2,133,996
ii. 2019/20: £2,418,016
iii. 2018/19: £2,189,261

b) Adult services
i. 2020/21: £809,766
ii. 2019/20: £751,326
iii. 2018/19: £309,956

3. Which agency/ies for adult and children social care temporary staffing have you used in the last financial year (2020/21)?
• Frontline Staffing
• Matrix SCM Ltd*
• Non Stop Recruitment Contractor Payments
• Papragon Locums
• Red Sector Recruitment Ltd
• Enablecare Rehab Solutions Ltd

*Note Matrix SCM are our managed service provider and a default option for recruitment of agency staff.

4. Which of the following model(s) are you using to manage your social care temporary staffing spend?
a) Master Vendor
b) Neutral Vendor
c) PSL
Wokingham Borough Council use PSL.