FOI request (FOIR-438275722)

Please could you advise on the following questions for the period 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022:

• How many external hires were made at Hastings Borough Council over this period (all vacancies)?

• What was your total recruitment spend for this period (all vacancies)?

• How much of this budget was spent on external agencies (all vacancies)?

o Who are these agencies and what was their total cost per agency?

• Who is the senior responsible officer in relation to this budget?

• Do you have a centralised recruitment team at Hastings Borough Council or are your recruitment budgets and responsibility managed by your service leads?

o Who are these recruitment and/or service lead(s)?

• What is the organisational structure within your recruitment and hr teams at Hastings Borough Council?