Recruitment agency spend
Freedom of Information Act request.
Ref: FOI 24-25 18
Date issued: 18 November 2024
Subject: Recruitment agency spend
Question and Response:
1. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
| Financial Year | Temporary Agency Spend | 
| 2021/22 | Nil | 
| 2022/23 | Nil | 
| 2023/24 | £36,281.17 | 
2. Please provide a report using the below table, showing permanent agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:
| Financial Year | Permanent Agency Spend | 
| 2021/22 | Nil | 
| 2022/23 | Nil | 
| 2023/24 | Nil | 
3. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
- Legal & Governance Services
- Finance & Corporate Services
| Financial Year | Legal & Governance Services | Finance & Corporate Services | 
| 2021/22 | Nil | Nil | 
| 2022/23 | Nil | Nil | 
| 2023/24 | £19,035.70 | £17,245.47 | 
4. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all permanent agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:
- Legal & Governance Services
- Finance & Corporate Services.
| Financial Year | Legal & Governance Services | Finance & Corporate Services | 
| 2021/22 | Nil | Nil | 
| 2022/23 | Nil | Nil | 
| 2023/24 | Nil | Nil | 
5. Please provide a breakdown of all ‘off framework’ agency spend (£) at your organisation for the last 3 years covering the following services:
- Legal & Governance Services
- Finance & Corporate Services.
| Financial Year | Legal & Governance Services | Finance & Corporate Services | 
| 2021/22 | Nil | Nil | 
| 2022/23 | Nil | Nil | 
| 2023/24 | Nil | Nil | 
6. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?
- Master Vendor/Managed Service: No
- Neutral Vendor: No
- Preferred Supplier List: No
What model is used and when does this agreement expire?
7. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage permanent agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?
- Master Vendor/Managed Service: N/A
- Neutral Vendor: N/A
- Preferred Supplier List: N/A
What model is used and when does this agreement expire? N/A
8. Please confirm the number of staff members for Legal & Governance Services and Finance & Corporate Services departments and the split between permanent members of staff, temporary staff (fixed-term contracts) and agency staff in the below table for this moment in time:
| 
 | Legal & Governance Services | Finance & Corporate Services | 
| Number of permanent staff | 16 | 14 | 
| Number of temporary staff | 1 | - | 
| Number of agency staff | - | - | 
9. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Legal & Governance Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year
Alexander Mann Solutions:
| Supplier | Apr-23 | May-23 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 2,116.99 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 5,292.48 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 5,142.95 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 1,587.74 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 2,249.30 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 2,646.24 | 
10. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Finance & Corporate Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?
Alexander Mann Solutions:
| Supplier | Apr-23 | May-23 | Jun-23 | Jul-23 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 1,588.40 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 1,361.48 | 
 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 907.66 | 
 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 2,269.14 | 
 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 
 | 3,857.54 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 
 | 1,361.48 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 
 | 4,084.46 | 
 | 
| Alexander Mann Solutions | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1,815.31 | 
11. What frameworks, if applicable, do you use for temporary and permanent agency recruitment.
Crown Commercial Service Contract (Public Sector Resources)
