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HR and Payroll Systems

Date released
16 April 2024
Request number
202403067
Release of information under
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Information requested

  1. What software do you use for your payroll, hr and finance solutions, how much annually do you spend on each, when does each contract expire?
  2. Do you manage your payroll in-house or do you outsource it if so, who do you outsource it to?
  3. How many people do you pay each month using your payroll solution?
  4. How many pensioners do you pay using your payroll solution?
  5. Do you use Microsoft power platform technologies such as Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents?
  6. What is the employee count at the Office for Nuclear Regulation?
  7. Do you collaborate with other organisations in the delivery of HR & Payroll shared services? If so which organisation?
  8. Do you work with any industry experts such as ATOS, KPMG, EY, Accenture etc?
  9. Who at the Office for Nuclear Regulation is the head of service for HR and Payroll software or services and what is their role?

Information released

We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we hold the information you have requested and have answered each question in turn below.

Question 1

We use the Single Operating Platform (SOP), underpinned by the Oracle system.

As part of the existing contract agreement between Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) and ONR, we pay an annual core charge of £300,000 for Finance / HR / Procurement services, and additional costs are incurred for extra services such as licences or change requests.

Our current contract is due to expire 31 October 2025.

Question 2

We receive our Finance system via an outsourced provider SSCL. This is a pan-government contract and SSCL provides services to multiple government departments.

Question 3

We pay 699 members of staff (including board members) using this system, as of 29 February 2024.

Question 4

We pay 21 members of staff at age 66 years, as of 29 February 2024.

Question 5

No, we do not use Microsoft power platform technologies.

Question 6

Our employee headcount is 693 (+ 6 ONR board members) as of 29 February 2024.

Question 7

Yes, we collaborate with other government departments and agencies. This includes: the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); the Environment Agency (EA); the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); the Home Office (HO); the Health and Safety Executive (HSE); and, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Question 8

In relation to HR payroll activities, we currently do not work with any of the named industry experts.

Question 9

Both the HR Head of People Services (Debbie Harrison-North) and the HR Head of Estates and Shared Services (Tony Daniels).

Exemptions applied

N/A

PIT (Public Interest Test) if applicable

N/A