Please could I ask the following questions under the Freedom of Information Act, which we are asking of all children's services departments in England:

1. How many full-time staff social workers are currently employed in the children's services department?
57.7 Permanent Social Workers (+8 ASYE)

2. How many locum/agency social workers are currently employed/hired within the children's services department?
23

3. How many social worker vacancies are there currently in the children's services department?
3 posts currently vacant

4. How much has the department spent for each of the past three financial years on full-time staff social worker salaries?
2019: 2,229,646
2020: 2,830,841
2021: 3,914,956
**Please note this is based on an assumption. I have also assumed these are permanent workers. It would not be possible to pull out full time and we believe given Q5 the applicant is asking for Permanent workers**

5. How much has the department spent for each of the past three financial years on locum/agency social workers (including any consultancy fees)?
2019: 2,460,113
2020: 2,537,083
2021: 1,788,396

6. How many staff social workers have left the department in the past year (ie no longer work there)?
April 2021-March 2022
Perm leavers: 15
Agency leavers: 22
Total: 37