FOI Request - Staff Numbers and Agency Staff Spending
Request 101003769433
1. The total number of employees of your Council currently. Please provide a breakdown of headcount by department if possible.
2. The total number of employees of your Council 12 months ago. Please provide a breakdown of headcount by department if possible.
3. Your Council's total spending on agency staff for the financial year 2024/25. Please provide by department if possible.
4. Your Council's total spending on agency staff for the financial year 2023/24. Please provide by department if possible.
Response 07-05-2025
1. & 2.
| Services | 1. Count of Employee 30.04.2025 | 2. Count of Employee 30.01.2024 |
| Adult Services | 830 | 827 |
| Chief Executive's Administration | 6 | 6 |
| Children Services | 219 | 219 |
| Economic Growth & Development | 113 | 115 |
| Education | 2272 | 2309 |
| Education Resources & Communities | 300 | 319 |
| Environmental & Commercial Services | 956 | 973 |
| Finance | 64 | 65 |
| Governance, Strategy & Performance | 115 | 117 |
| Housing & Property Services | 333 | 324 |
| HR, ICT & Organisational Development | 90 | 91 |
| Transformation | <5* | <5* |
| Grand Total: | 5305 | 5367 |
3. & 4.
| 3. 2024/25 | 4. 2023/24 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Economic Growth & Development | 9,525 | 0 |
| Environmental & Commercial | 434,212 | 446,591 |
| Financial Services | 4,950 | 74,555 |
| General Services Housing | 666,059 | 1,527,972 |
| Health & Social Care | 211,814 | 318,418 |
| Education and Out of Area | 4,950 | 2,360 |
| Housing | 1,821 | 39,057 |
| Total: | 1,327,331 | 2,408,953 |