FOI Request - Recruitment Agency Spend for Adult and Children Services

Request 101003756051

1. What is the current average cost per hour for agency Social Workers in the adult services? Please include rates for Social Worker Senior Social Worker Assistant Team Manager Team Manager

2. What is the current average cost per hour for agency Social Workers in the Children services? Please include rates for Social Worker Senior Social Worker Assistant Team Manager Team Manager

3. Please can you list the current agencies supplying Social Workers to the Council and the year to date spend per agency?

4. Please can you list any agencies supplying on an off-framework basis within the 2024/2025 financial year?

5. Please can you provide the current number of Social Workers, Senior Social Workers, Assistant Team Managers and Team Manages supplied on a locum/agency basis?

6. Please can you provide an updated list of Service Managers and Team Managers for all Adult and Children services within the Council

Response 21-04-2025

1. Not held. There are no agency social workers in adult social work. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

2. We have not recruited any agency Senior Social Workers, Assistant Team Managers or Team Managers, therefore we are unable to advise of the average rates. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

The average rate for Social Worker - £45.54

3. Taylor Davenport Resourcing Ltd - 74,260.82

4. Ranstad Solutions Ltd - 196,488.16
MacDonald McEwan Ltd - 17,506.79
Haddington Care Ltd - 1,750.00
Tripod Partners - 1,980.00

5. The number of staff supplied on a locum/agency basis is lower than 5. Low numbers may lead to the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.

6. Names of staff members below Heads of Service are exempt under S.38 (1)b - personal information. 

The Interim Head of Children and Families and Justice Social Work is Jim Lyon (jim.lyon@moray.gov.uk).  The Head of Adult Social Work is Sean Coady (sean.coady@nhs.scot).