FOI request (FOIR-736873987)

Temporary Staff

Requested Tue 05 August 2025
Responded Wed 20 August 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following information from the council from the last five financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25):

1. The amount spent by the council on temporary (or additional supply) staff from recruitment and employment agencies. Please can this be broken down into spending on temporary staff from recruitment and employment agencies in relation to:

a. Children's social care (vulnerable children)

b. Adult's social care

c. Other

2. The total amount spent by the council on all staff (including permanent staff, agency staff and freelancers, and so on).

Please can the information be broken down by year, for the last five financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)?

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Response

Children's Social Care and Adult's Social Care are dealt with by East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Please see the attached document relating to Hastings Borough Council.

Attachments

• FOIR-736873987_FOIR-736873987_1-FOI736873987.xlsx