I am writing to request the following information regarding your council's use of agency labour for the financial year 2023/24 (or the most recent complete 12-month period for which data is available): 1. Financial Information * What was your total expenditure on hourly paid agency workers? * How many total hours were supplied by hourly paid agency workers? * What were your top 3-5 job roles/categories by volume of agency hours used? 2. Procurement and Management * How is agency labour supply currently procured and managed? Please specify: o Any frameworks used (e.g., ESPO, YPO, CCS, regional frameworks) o Whether you use a master vendor, neutral vendor, or direct supply arrangements o The number of agency suppliers you currently work with 3. Cost Verification and Recovery * Do you have contractual provisions or audit processes in place to verify that the actual employer costs (National Insurance, pension contributions, holiday pay, apprenticeship levy, etc.) charged by agencies match the costs genuinely incurred for each worker? * If yes, please describe the verification mechanism and any recoveries made in the last 12 months * If no, are there plans to implement such measures? 4. Compliance and Modern Slavery * What modern slavery due diligence requirements do you impose on your agency suppliers? * Do you conduct working pattern analysis to identify potential exploitation indicators (e.g., multiple occupancy reporting, excessive hours, workers' wages being paid into duplicate bank accounts)? * Have you identified any modern slavery concerns within your agency workforce in the past 12 months?

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