- Date released
- 28 February 2023
- Request number
- 202302051
- Release of information under
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Information requested
Please could you provide the following information under the freedom of information act covering the last 12 months, or the most recent 12 month period recorded:
1. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit temporary/contractor staff?
a) If so please confirm the total agency spend on temporary/contractor staff??
b) Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 1a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism
2. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit permanent staff?
a) If so please confirm the total agency spend on permanent staff?
b) Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 2a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism
c) The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with permanent recruitment?
d) The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with temporary/contractor recruitment?
Information released
We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we hold the information relevant to your request.
Question 1
a) We can confirm that we have used agencies for temporary/contractor staff recruitment in the last 12 months (January 2022 – January 2023), at a total spend of £2,617,193.
b) We have provided a breakdown of spend on temporary/contractor staff within each specialism in Table 1 below:
Table 1
| Specialism | Total |
|---|---|
| Commercial | £261,100 |
| Communications | £244,214 |
| Human Resources | £3,701 |
| Information Technology | £1,727,538 |
| Personal Assistants | £47,047 |
| Project Management | £303,063 |
| Risk | £30,530 |
| Total | £2,617,193 |
With regards to your request for information relating to job titles, this information has been withheld as it contains personal data. Release of this type of information could identify an individual either directly or indirectly due to the small number of individuals within the scope of the request. The personal data has been withheld using the exemption s.40(2) of the FOIA.
Question 2
a) We can confirm that we have used agencies to recruit permanent staff in the last 12 months (January 2022 – January 2023) at a total spend of £52,600.
b) We have provided a breakdown of spend in Table 2 below:
Table 2
| Description | Total |
|---|---|
| Executive Search Services Permanent Recruitment of Various IT Specialist Roles | £19,566 |
| Executive Search for Recruitment of Permanent Nuclear Security Inspector for Cyber Security and Information Assurance | £15,120 |
| Executive Search for the Permanent Recruitment of Business Intelligence roles for ONR | £14,969 |
| Executive Search for Permanent Recruitment of a Lead Power Platform Developer for ONR | £2,945 |
| Total | £52,600 |
c) There is no specific person dealing with permanent recruitment. The overall responsibility lies with the Human Resources division. ONR’s HR division can be contacted at onr.human-resources@onr.gov.uk.
d) As above, there is no specific person dealing with temporary recruitment. The overall responsibility lies with the Human Resources division. ONR’s HR division can be contacted at onr.human-resources@onr.gov.uk.
Exemptions applied
s.40
PIT (Public Interest Test) if applicable
N/A