We are undertaking some analysis of rates of pay and public procurement by local authorities.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide us with the following for your local authority:

Traffic enforcement
• Does your local authority have responsibility for civil enforcement and car parking services?
Yes
• If so, is that service delivered in-house by the council or outsourced to a contractor/contractors?
Contracted Service
• If outsourced, please provide the name of the contractor or contractors delivering the service.
NSL (Marston Holdings)
• When the procurement contract for this service is set to expire or be renewed and whether there are any break clauses or dates within the contract.
Contract started 02nd October 2017 and ends 01st Oct 2026. There were 2 Extensions of 2 years each which have been used.

Libraries
• Does your local authority have responsibility for library services?
Yes
• If so, is that service delivered in-house by the council or outsourced to a contractor/contractors?
In-house
• If outsourced, please provide the name of the contractor or contractors delivering the service.
Not applicable
• When the procurement contract for this service is set to expire or be renewed and whether there are any break clauses or dates within the contract.
Not applicable

Pay rates
Please provide a list of job roles in the following services with the pay point they sit on within the NJC pay spine (if applicable)
• Library services
• Civil enforcement/traffic wardens
• Waste and refuse workers including HGV drivers
• Caretakers, gardeners and parks
• Social workers
• Social care services
Please see attached file

Premium rates of pay
• Are there any employees who receive premium rates of pay for working patterns above those set out within the NJC agreement? If so, please provide the job descriptions and services they provide and details of the premium rates of pay
Frontline library staff who work regular Saturday shifts receive enhanced pay at time-and-a-half for these hours
Staff who regularly work on both Saturday and Sunday as part of their normal working week have their salary grade range increased by two increments (see R grades in table)
Staff undertaking sleeping in duties will be paid in accordance with the Conditions of Service for staff in Residential Homes,
• Does your council apply any recruitment and retention premia to help recruit staff into hard to fill roles?
No
• If so please provide the job descriptions and services they provide and details of the premium rates of pay
Not applicable