Disclosure Log - Human Resources

Number of registered disabled employees and volunteers

Reference	787.43
Date Responded	21/01/2010
Response Type	Partial disclosure, partial refusal under Section 12(1)
Request	As a disabled person myself, and under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to you, to ascertain the number and percentage of: registered disabled employees registered disabled volunteers your organisation has at the present time.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 20 January, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding disabled employees and volunteers. We have answered each point of your enquiry below. The number and percentage of registered disabled employees The "registered" disabled person system was abolished by the Disability Discrimination Act in 1995, effectively from 2 December 1996. Lancashire County Council’s figures now relate to the number of employees who choose to disclose that they "consider themselves to be a disabled person or a Deaf person". As of November 2009 there are: 678 disabled employees (1.72% of the workforce) within the LCC workforce including those employed in schools. 473 disabled employees (2.98% of the workforce) within the LCC workforce excluding schools. These are the figures for people who have chosen to disclose a disability to our HR recording system. It is probable that this is significantly less than the actual number of employees who are covered by the DDA definition of disability. The number and percentage of registered disabled volunteers Lancashire County Council (LCC) does not have a central record of the number of disabled volunteers working with the Council. We are currently working on creating a "volunteers hub" to centralise volunteering arrangements. The work is at a fairly early stage and we are trying to establish some consistency in volunteer arrangements. With this said, unfortunately, we can not collate the information for this part of your request, as we would have to go to each of the different departments within LCC to gather this information. This would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit.
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Contact details for FOI Officer

Reference	787.66
Date Responded	26/01/2010
Response Type	Full Disclosure
Request	If you could help me by providing the name, telephone number and e-mail address of your FOI officer I'd greatly appreciate it.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email, dated 25^th January, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. The details of our Freedom of Information officer are as follows: Name: Michael Sayles Contact number: 01772 531116 Email: freedomofinformation@lancashire.gov.uk
Attachments	None

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Information regarding the payroll system

Reference	787.71
Date Responded	29/01/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I would like to know the following information relating to your Payroll and HR Services: How many employees are there on your payroll? Are the services outsourced to any private/public sector service providers? If yes, what is the name of the organisation? If it is an outsourced service provider, could you please advise the length of the contract as well as your satisfaction with the services? If the services are provided by your in house team, could you please advise what IT system (e.g. Sage, Star, Resourcelink, Oracle etc.) you use for generation of Payroll? Also, please advise the number of employees in this in house team. I would also like to know if your HR and Payroll software system is linked with your finance system? If no, which finance system do you use?
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 27^th January 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. How many employees are there on your payroll? Lancashire County Council has approximately 44000 employees on its payroll. Are the services outsourced to any private/public sector service providers? If yes, what is the name of the organisation? We can confirm that there are no services outsourced to any private/public sector providers. If it is an outsourced service provider, could you please advise the length of the contract as well as your satisfaction with the services? N/A If the services are provided by your in house team, could you please advise what IT system (e.g. Sage, Star, Resourcelink, Oracle etc.) you use for generation of Payroll? Also, please advise the number of employees in this in house team. The IT systems used for the generation of payroll are, Midland HR & Delphi Millennium. We have approximately 170 FTE in our HR Service Centre. I would also like to know if your HR and Payroll software system is linked with your finance system? If no, which finance system do you use? The HR and Payroll software linked with the finance system is Oracle Financials.
Attachments	None

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Remuneration or compensation packages for higher level staff

Reference	787.78
Date Responded	04/02/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Please provide details of the body (whether within the council or external) that oversees remuneration or compensation packages for higher level staff. Also, please provide the names of the people who serve on that body, and any contemporaneous employment they may hold within the council. I am requesting information covering the last three financial years.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 28^th January 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. Please provide details of the body (whether within the council or external) that oversees remuneration or compensation packages for higher level staff. Chief Officer and Executive Director appointments and their remuneration packages are determined by the Authority’s Special Appointments Committee whose members are all elected County Councillors.. Also, please provide the names of the people who serve on that body, and any contemporaneous employment they may hold within the council. Please see below names of County Councillors who serve on that body. As elected Members are precluded by legislation from working for the Authority they serve, none have contemporaneous employment with the County Council. CC Tim Ashton BSc (Hons) CC Albert Atkinson CC Mike Calvert CC Mrs Pat Case CBE CC Geoff Driver CC Kevin Ellard CC Howard Henshaw ADK CC Jennifer Mein CC Mark Perks B.Ed(Hons)
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Salaries of GIS Staff

Reference	787.99
Date Responded	10/02/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I would be obliged if you could provide me with the salary grades/scales of your Geographic Information Systems staff in the relevant posts below:- a) GIS Manager, b) GIS Supervisor c) GIS Project Co-ordinator, d) GIS Officers/Technicians, e) LPG Custodian, f) Street Naming and Numbering Officer. In addition, I would be grateful if you could provide a copy of your current pay rates relating to the appropriate grades/scales.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 4 February, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding pay scales relating to our Geographic Information Systems Staff. We have answered each point of your enquiry below: a) GIS Manager, PO46/49 b) GIS Supervisor n/a c) GIS Project Co-ordinator, PO38/44 d) GIS Officers/Technicians, SO1/PO38 x 2, SO1 x 2 e) LPG Custodian, n/a f) Street Naming and Numbering Officer. n/a
Attachments	Salary Grades (pdf)

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Officer who deals with FOI and EIR requests

Reference

787.43

Date Responded

11/02/2010

Response Type

Full Disclosure

Request

Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within the requisite 20 working days. If you require further information in order to process this request, please contact me as soon as possible informing me of that fact.

2. Do you have a nominated person responsible for dealing with Freedom of Information requests and if so what is their job title?

3. Is this person also responsible for dealing with Environmental Information requests?

4. If not, do you have a nominated person to deal with Environmental Information requests and if so, what is the job title of that person?

5. Please provide the following statistics:

Question	2005 (1 Jan to 31 Dec)	2006 (1 Jan to 31 Dec)	2007 (1 Jan to 31 Dec)	2008 (1 Jan to 31 Dec)	2008 (1 Jan to 31 Dec)
No of FOI requests received
No of EIR requests received

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 18^th January 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are in a position to provide you with a response.

2. Do you have a nominated person responsible for dealing with Freedom of Information requests and if so what is their job title?

Lancashire County Council does not have one single person dealing with Freedom of Information requests. The Access to Information Team consists of 6 staff who all deal with Freedom of Information requests. Their job titles are:

Access to Information Manager

3 Access to Information Officers

Assistant Access to Information Officer

Access to Information Technical Support Officer

3. Is this person also responsible for dealing with Environmental Information requests?

The Access to Information Team deal with Environmental Information requests

4. If not, do you have a nominated person to deal with Environmental Information requests and if so, what is the job title of that person?

n/a

5. Please provide the following statistics:

Question	2005 (1 Jan-31 Dec)		2006 (1 Jan-31 Dec)	2007 (1 Jan-31 Dec)	2008 (1 Jan-31 Dec)	2009 (1 Jan- 31 Dec)
No of FOI requests received	*473*	*507*		*486*	*697*	*885*
No of EIR requests received	2	0		4	17	4

Attachments

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Ill health retirements

Reference

787.76

Date Responded

23/02/2010

Response Type

Full Disclosure

Request

Please provide me details of all ill health retirements agreed by your council in respect of non-specific pain syndrome, repetitive strain injury and repetitive strain syndrome in 2007/08 and 2008/9. Please provide the information in the following bandings:

0-3 cases, 3-5 cases and more than 5 cases for each of the specified years.

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email of 28 February 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding ill health retirements.

Please see below for the number of ill health retirements for the years requested, however, our records do not include details of the specific illness. To provide this information would entail a manual search of the personnel records of individuals to try and identify the original cause of absence. To collate this information would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit.

Year	School	Ill Health Retirements
2007/08	N	59
2007/08	Y	40
2008/09	N	30
2008/09	Y	22

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Various salary information

Reference

787.128

Date Responded

24/02/2010

Response Type

Full disclosure

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me with:

a.) the number of people, if any, employed by your council whose salary is between £100,000 per annum and £149,999 pa.

b.) the number of people, if any, employed by your council whose salary is between £150,000 pa and £199,999 pa
c.) the number of people, if any, employed by your council whose salary is more than £200,000 pa
d.) the amount, or banding, of the highest paid member of staff
e.) could you also provide the salary bandings and the roles of each of these members of staff earning more than £100,000 pa.

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 16^th February 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above, Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response.

a. the number of people, if any, employed by your council whose salary is between £100,000 per annum and £149,999 pa

The number of people employed by Lancashire County Council whose salary is between £100,000 pa and £149,999 is 11

b. The number of people, if any, employed by your council whose salary is between £150,000 pa and £199,999 pa -

The number of people employed by Lancashire County Council whose salary is between £150,000pa and £199,999 pa is 1

c. The number of people, if any, employed by your council whose salary is more than £200,000 pa

The number of people, employed by Lancashire County Council whose salary is more than £200,000 pa is nil

d. The amount, or banding, of the highest paid member of staff

JOB TITLE	SALARY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE	194655.00
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACS	129201.00
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES	129201.00
EXEC DIR. FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE	129201.00
COUNTY SECRETARY & SOLICITOR	126624.00
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POLICY	126624.00
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT	121467.00
H M CORONER	103847.87
HEAD TEACHER	100228.00
HEAD TEACHER	100228.00
HEAD TEACHER	100228.00
CONSULTANT HEAD TEACHER	100228.00

e. Could you also provide the salary bandings and the roles of each of these members of staff earning more than £100,000 pa.

As above.

Attachments

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Various salary information

Reference	787.117
Date Responded	26/02/2010
Response Type	Partial disclosure, parital refusal under Section 40(2)
Request	1 - The basic salary package for your Chief Executive, Leader of the Council, and heads of services or directorate or departments, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. 2 – Details of any bonuses or other options to encourage good performance for the above positions, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. 3 – Details of pension schemes for each of the above positions, including annualised pension payments, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. 4 – The number of employees within the Council who earned £50,000 or more from their basic salary package, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. 5 – The names and positions within the Council of all employees (not included in questions 1, 2 and 3) earning £100,000 or more from their basic salary package, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. 6 – Excepting those listed under question 5, a list of all other Council employees whose total remuneration, including bonuses, basic salary, and any other additions meets or exceeds £100,000, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. For example - this would include an employee whose basic pay is £80,000 and who was awarded a bonus of £20,000.
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email dated 10^th February 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. 1 - The basic salary package for your Chief Executive, Leader of the Council, and heads of services or directorate or departments, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. Please see attached spreadsheet. Please note that the Leader of the Council does not receive a salary. 2 – Details of any bonuses or other options to encourage good performance for the above positions, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. Nil return. 3 – Details of pension schemes for each of the above positions, including annualised pension payments, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. Although Lancashire County Council does hold this information, it is absolutely exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The disclosure of this information would be contrary to the legitimate expectations of the individual concerned and, as such, would be unfair and in contravention of the first Data Protection Principle as set out at Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 1998. 4 – The number of employees within the Council who earned £50,000 or more from their basic salary package, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. Please see attached spreadsheet. 5 – The names and positions within the Council of all employees (not included in questions 1, 2 and 3) earning £100,000 or more from their basic salary package, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. Please see attached spreadsheet. We can advise that the name of the Chief Executive is Mr Ged Fitzgerald. Although Lancashire County Council does hold the names of the other senior officers disclosed in the spreadsheet, this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Act, by virtue of Section 40(3)(a)(i). This is because disclosure of the information would be against the legitimate expectations of the individuals concerned, and thus unfair, and a breach of the first data protection principle, as set out at schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 1998. 6 – Excepting those listed under question 5, a list of all other Council employees whose total remuneration, including bonuses, basic salary, and any other additions meets or exceeds £100,000, for both the financial years 2009/10 and 2004/5. For example - this would include an employee whose basic pay is £80,000 and who was awarded a bonus of £20,000. Please see attached spreadsheet.
Attachments	Response attachment (excel)

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Recruitment process for Lancashire County Council

Reference	787.196
Date Responded	18/03/2010
Response Type	Partial disclosure, parital refusal under Section 12(1)
Request	Please can you provide me details associated with the recruitment process for Lancashire County Council. The two specific areas of interest are regarding the media that is used when advertising vacancies and the usage of recruitment consultancies during the recruitment process. Specifics: Who, or what department, is responsible for booking recruitment advertising space and dealing with recruitment consultancies What is the preferred supplier list of media that is used to advertise job vacancies What existing contracts are in place with local newspapers, national newspapers, websites associated to newspapers and independent recruitment websites Please provide information on the breakdown of the contracts and provide details of how it was competitively tendered Please specify the end date for each contract Are the contracts solely relevant to Lancashire County Council or are they shared service contracts – if so, who are your partners What policies are in place that require use of local or national newspapers for advertising jobs What has been the spend on recruitment advertising annually over the last 3 years – please can this be broken down by department Is a recruitment advertising agency employed to undertake the work of creating, booking and monitoring the response for advertising jobs on behalf of Lancashire County Council If so, is it part of an annual agreement or is each advert charged individually. What contracts are in place with recruitment consultancies On average what % fee, associated to basic salary, is paid to a recruitment consultancy Which recruitment consultancies are featured on your preferred supplier list Do you have a policy for internally advertising positions. If so, please can you provide this
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 11^th March 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. Who, or what department, is responsible for booking recruitment advertising space and dealing with recruitment consultancies The Media Buying team currently based in HR. What is the preferred supplier list of media that is used to advertise job vacancies Lancashire County Council does not have a preferred supplier list of media that is used to advertise job vacancies. Managers make their own decisions based on the type of role and location. What existing contracts are in place with local newspapers, national newspapers, websites associated to newspapers and independent recruitment websites We can confirm that no existing contracts are in place with local newspapers, national newspapers, websites associated to newspapers or independent recruitment websites, however, annual agreements are negotiated. Please provide information on the breakdown of the contracts and provide details of how it was competitively tendered. See above Please specify the end date for each contract. See above Are the contracts solely relevant to Lancashire County Council or are they shared service contracts – if so, who are your partners See above What policies are in place that require use of local or national newspapers for advertising jobs None What has been the spend on recruitment advertising annually over the last 3 years – please can this be broken down by department 1^st Jan 07 – 31^st Dec 07 = £1518029.36 1^st Jan 08 – 31^st Dec 08 = £1702213.12 1^st Jan 09 – 31^st Dec 09 = £1336240.95 We are unable to provide you with a breakdown of figures into specific departments as to do so would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit. Is a recruitment advertising agency employed to undertake the work of creating, booking and monitoring the response for advertising jobs on behalf of Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council have their own internal advertising agency. If so, is it part of an annual agreement or is each advert charged individually. See above What contracts are in place with recruitment consultancies Lancashire County Council does not have any contracts in place with recruitment consultancies. They are used on an as and when basis for our more senior posts. On average what % fee, associated to basic salary, is paid to a recruitment consultancy See above Which recruitment consultancies are featured on your preferred supplier list See above Do you have a policy for internally advertising positions. If so, please can you provide this Lancashire County Council does not have a policy for internally advertising positions. All recruitment posts are advertised internally on the organisations intranet.
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Policies regarding pensionable service, retirement, etc

Reference	787.207
Date Responded	31/03/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I would like to request a copy of the Lancashire County Council's policy in relation to both the exercise of its functions to increase total pensionable service and to increase the amount of pension payable. I would also like to request a copy of the Lancashire County Council's policy for awarding discretionary compensation on redundancy or retirement in the interests of efficiency of the service.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 16 March 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding Lancashire County Council's policy relating to specific pension queries. Please find attached the relevant policy information that you have requested.
Attachments	Policy 1 (word) Policy 2 (word)

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Salaries over £100,000

Reference

787.209

Date Responded

13/04/2010

Response Type

Partial disclosure, parital refusal under Section 40(2)

Request

Please can you supply me the following:

1) The names and job titles of any person working for schools which come under your Local Education Authority (either as a staff member, a freelancer, a contractor), who was paid over £100,000 (gross) in the financial years 2009/10 and 2008/9 and the details of how much they were paid. I appreciate that 2009/10 isn’t over yet but as most of the people listed above are on fixed salaries can you please tell me who is on over 100 grand for this year?

2)   If anyone left in the middle of a financial year but would have earned £100,000 or more had they stayed on, can you tell us about them as well, please?

3)   Can you tell us who signed off on these £100,000+ incomes… (e.g. was it a select committee, the Head of HR, the boss (and if it was the boss who was on over £100,000 a year who agreed on his or her salary).

4)   Can you please give us the details of any bonuses, pension contributions, over-time extras, ‘golden handshakes’, ‘golden farewells’ and redundancy payments that the people you mention above received in the financial years 2008/9 and 2009/10?

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email of 16 March, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding school related salaries. We have answered your enquiry below.

We can confirm that currently, there are 5 school staff who are earning over £100,000 in the Lancashire area. It covers all maintained schools that Lancashire County Council act as payroll provider for.

Please see below for job titles and actual salaries.

Consultant Head Teacher	£100,228.00
Head Teacher	£100,228.00
Head Teacher	£100,228.00
Head Teacher	£100,228.00
Head Teacher	£104,900.19

Although Lancashire County Council does hold the names of the staff members, this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Act, by virtue of Section 40(3)(a)(i). This is because disclosure of the information would be against the legitimate expectations of the individuals concerned, and thus unfair, and a breach of the first data protection principle, as set out at schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 1998.

In a school, it is the Governing Body that is responsible for determining the pay of their Head Teacher working within the rules set down in the School teachers Pay and Conditions Document.

We are not aware of any bonuses paid to Head Teachers but there is provision within the STPCD for Governing Bodies to make recruitment and retention payments should they wish.

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Use of managed service providers

Reference	787.281
Date Responded	20/04/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	1. Does your organisation use a Managed Service Provider to engage the services of Recruitment Agencies and/or Temporary Workers? If so, please respond to queries 2 – 8 below. If not, please respond to queries 9 – 12 below. Managed Service Provider Used: 2. What is the name of the organisation engaged to provide this service? 3. What process was used to procure these services (Open Tender, OJEU Tender Notice, Online Procurement tools etc)? 4. What was the start date of the contract? 5. What is the duration of the contract? 6. What is the end date of the contract? 7. Is there an option to extend the duration of the contract (if so for what period)? 8. What is the annual spend on recruitment services through the contract? (If annual figures are not available please provide the most relevant data available). No Managed Service Provider Used: 9. Does your organisation have any formal contracts governing the use of recruitment agencies (Sole Supplier Agreement, Preferred Supplier Agreement, Approved Supplier List etc)? 10.If so, what are the start and end dates of these agreement? 11.What is the annual spend on recruitment services? (If annual figures are not available please provide the most relevant data available).
Response	Request for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 12^th April 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. What is the name of the organisation engaged to provide this service? Matrix.SCM What process was used to procure these services (Open Tender, OJEU Tender Notice, Online Procurement tools etc)? Open procedure was used (including contract notice and contract award notice published in the OJEU) and the In-Tend e-tendering system was used to publish and receive tenders. What was the start date of the contract? 2 March 2009 What is the duration of the contract? 2 years to 1 March 2011 with option to extend for further 2 years but on a year by year basis i.e. 2+1+1 What is the end date of the contract? See Q4. above Is there an option to extend the duration of the contract (if so for what period)? See Q4. above What is the annual spend on recruitment services through the contract? (If annual figures are not available please provide the most relevant data available). Expected 2009/10 spend in the region of £7.2 million.
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Salaries above £48,000

Reference	787.284
Date Responded	21/04/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	The average wage in the UK is reputed to be £24,000 per annum. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please disclose the job title of each and every taxpayer funded employee at Lancashire County Council who earns £48,000 or more per annum. I choose this figure because it is exactly twice the nominal average wage in this country and it is these people that fund salaries at Lancashire County Council. If any Councillors "earn" £48,000 or more per annum can they also be added?
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 14 April, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding job titles which attract a salary of over £48,000. Please see the attached PDF document which lists the requested information. Please note that this includes school-based positions.
Attachments	Response (pdf)

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How many non teaching council staff live in East Lancashire

Reference	787.231
Date Responded	22/04/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I would like to know approximately how many county council staff (non teaching) live in East Lancashire (Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Ribble Valley, Hyndburn). Any kind of rough estimate that's been made of this would be fine. Please also confirm the total number of staff to
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding County Council staff who live in East Lancashire. We can confirm that there are 30,014 non teaching staff in total. 9,032 of these live in the East of the County.
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Number of full time employees and their absences

Reference	787.310
Date Responded	27/04/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Please find below a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I would be most grateful if you could provide me with the following: 1. The numbers of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at the end of the financial year 2004-5. 2. The numbers of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at the end of the financial year 2009-10. 3. The numbers of sickness absence days (FTE) taken by employees of the council (excluding teachers) during the financial year 2004-5. 4. The numbers of sickness absence days (FTE) taken by employees of the council (excluding teachers) during the financial year 2009-10. 5. Details of any incentives or prizes offered to council employees (excluding teachers) to improve attendance rates. Please detail what the incentives or prizes were, their value, how many were awarded, and when. 6. The number of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at ‘management’ level and above at the end of the financial year 2004-5. 7. The number of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at ‘management’ level and above at the end of the financial year 2009-10.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 22^nd April 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. 1. The numbers of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at the end of the financial year 2004-5. The number of FTE in employees (excluding teachers) at the end of the financial year 2004-05 was 18,540.16 2. The numbers of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at the end of the financial year 2009-10. The number of FTE employees (excluding teachers) at the end of the financial year 2009-10 was 21,235.14 3. The numbers of sickness absence days (FTE) taken by employees of the council (excluding teachers) during the financial year 2004-5. The number of sickness absence days (FTE) taken by employees of the council (excluding teachers) during the financial year 2004-05 was 204,334.12 4. The numbers of sickness absence days (FTE) taken by employees of the council (excluding teachers) during the financial year 2009-10. The number of sickness absence days (FTE) taken by employees of the council (excluding teachers) during the financial year 2009-10 was 198,130.71 5. Details of any incentives or prizes offered to council employees (excluding teachers) to improve attendance rates. Please detail what the incentives or prizes were, their value, how many were awarded, and when. Lancashire County Council do not offer incentives for good attendance. For the responses to the questions below, we have used SCP 29 as the level for management positions as we cannot easily identify management posts 6. The number of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at ‘management’ level and above at the end of the financial year 2004-5. The number of FTE employees in the Council (excluding teachers) at 'management' level and above at the end of the financial year 200405 was 3561.75 7. The number of FTE employees in the council (excluding teachers) at ‘management’ level and above at the end of the financial year 2009-10. The number of FTE employees in the Council excluding teachers at 'management' level and above at the end of the financial year 2009-10 was 4755.69
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Number of days lost to sickness

Reference	787.311
Date Responded	14/05/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I would like to make a freedom of information request for the following information. The Councils Total Staff Numbers for financial years 2008-09 2009-10 please indicate both total Head Count & FTE and also broken down into individual departments or directorates for example Child Care, Waste & Street Cleaning Services, Adult Care etc.... The Councils Total days Lost Due to Sickness Broken down into individual departments broken down into departments for example Child Care, Waste & Street Cleaning Services, Adult Care etc.... for financial years years 08-09 & 09-10. Please would you also confirm your target figure for sickness absence year ending 2010-11 for the council as a whole. If your council as it stands today was not in existence in 2008-09 please omit the data for that period and only return data relating from your creation in April 2009.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 23^rd April 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. · The Councils Total Staff Numbers for financial years 2008-09 2009-10 please indicate both total Head Count & FTE and also broken down into individual departments or directorates for example Child Care, Waste & Street Cleaning Services, Adult Care etc. Please find attached a report which gives the FTE employees in the County Council for the years 08/09 and 09/10 and the working days lost due to sickness. · The Councils Total days Lost Due to Sickness Broken down into individual departments broken down into departments for example Child Care, Waste & Street Cleaning Services, Adult Care etc.... for financial years 08-09 & 09-10. As above. · Please would you also confirm your target figure for sickness absence year ending 2010-11 for the council as a whole. The target for sickness absence for the Country Council for 2010/11 is 7.64 days.
Attachments	Sickness (excel)

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Pensions funded by your organisation

Reference	787.336
Date Responded	19/05/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I am writing to make a freedom of information request about pensions funded by your organisation to its workers and former workers. (Please note: In accordance with the FOI Act, if your organisation does not control its employees' pension scheme, please forward this email to the FOI officer at the organisation that does.) 1. How many staff retired from the organisation in each of the following years? a) 2007/08 b) 2008/09 c) 2009/10 2. How many staff began drawing a pension accrued from their service at the organisation in each of the following years? a) 2007/08 b) 2008/09 c) 2009/10 3. How many staff were classed as taking "early retirement" in each of the following years? a) 2007/08 b) 2008/09 c) 2009/10 4. What was the average age of staff retiring in each of the following years? a) 2007/08 b) 2008/09 c) 2009/10 5. What was the youngest age of a member former or past member of staff currently receiving a pension accrued while working for the organisation? 6. How many staff aged under 55 began claiming a pension funded by the organisation in each of the following years? a) 2007/08 b) 2008/09 c) 2009/10 7. Of all individuals currently received a pension earned from service at the organisation, how many are still working for the organisation as: a) Employees b) Consultants c) Workers in any other paid capacity
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 5^th May 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. Please see the attached document in response to your request.
Attachments	Pensions (word)

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Amount of funding to trade unions and amount of staff time committed

Reference	787.396
Date Responded	07/06/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I am writing to obtain information about the total amount of money paid to trade unions by Lancashire Council and the amount of staff time spent on union activities by Lancashire Council employees. To outline my query as clearly as possible, I am requesting: The total amount of money paid to all trade unions for financial periods 2008-09 and 2009-10. Where possible this should be broken down by the individual payments to each trade union by name, however if this disaggregated information is not available please continue to provide a total figure for union payments. The amount of paid staff time, in terms of full-time equivalent staff numbers (FTE), spent working on behalf of a trade union – this is sometimes called ‘Trade Union facility time’ - in the financial periods 2008-09 and 2009-10. Where possible this should be broken down by each trade union by name, however if this disaggregated information is not available please continue to provide a total figure for staff time.
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email dated 25^th May 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. The total amount of money paid to all trade unions for financial periods 2008-09 and 2009-10. Where possible this should be broken down by the individual payments to each trade union by name, however if this disaggregated information is not available please continue to provide a total figure for union payments. The amount of paid staff time, in terms of full-time equivalent staff numbers (FTE), spent working on behalf of a trade union – this is sometimes called ‘Trade Union facility time’ - in the financial periods 2008-09 and 2009-10. Where possible this should be broken down by each trade union by name, however if this disaggregated information is not available please continue to provide a total figure for staff time. 1. Lancashire County Council do not make any payments to Trade Unions. 2. The total amount of paid time is as follows: UNISON 2008/09 10 FTE's = 370 hours per week 2009/10 11 FTE's = 407 hours per week UNITE 2008/09 1 FTE = 37 hours per week 2009/10 1 FTE = 37 hours per week
Attachments	None

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How many employees are there at the County Council

Reference	787.408
Date Responded	09/06/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I am currently trying to update our research database and was wondering if you could tell me approximately how many employees there are at the Council?
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email of 2 June 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding Lancashire County Council's staff numbers. We have answered your enquiry below: Non schools: 15,741 Schools-teachers: 9,483 Schools-non teachers: 14,369 Total LCC staff: 39,593
Attachments	None

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Absence from work due to sickness

Reference	787.321
Date Responded	14/06/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to find out the average number of days permanent employees are absent from work per year due to sickness. My specific questions are listed below but please let me know if you think your authority measures the data differently to what I have requested so I can re-phrase my questions. Questions 1. For the year 2009/10, what is the average sickness absence level (measured by number of full time equivalent days) per employee at the local authority? If data is not available for 2009/10, please supply the latest yearly data available. 2. Please supply the average sickness absence level (measured by number of full time equivalent days) per employee at the local authority the year before; 2008-9, as a comparison. 3. What percentage of absence was caused by work-related stress? If figures are not available, please list where possible causes of absence (e.g. stress, depression, mental health and so on).
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 29 April 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. 1. For the year 2009/10, what is the average sickness absence level (measured by number of full time equivalent days) per employee at the local authority? If data is not available for 2009/10, please supply the latest yearly data available. We can confirm that for the year 2009/10, the average sickness absence level was 8.5 days per employee. 2. Please supply the average sickness absence level (measured by number of full time equivalent days) per employee at the local authority the year before; 2008-9, as a comparison. The average sickness absence level at Lancashire County Council the year before was 8.9 days per employee 3. What percentage of absence was caused by work-related stress? If figures are not available, please list where possible causes of absence (e.g. stress, depression, mental health and so on) Absence recorded as work related stress in 2009/10 was 1.0%, absence recorded as work related stress in 2008/09 was 1.4%
Attachments	None

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Information on staff earning above £48,000 per year

Reference	787.364
Date Responded	16/06/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	I am requesting information about Lancashire County Council as follows: N.B. For this request staff = All County Councillors, All County Council Cabinet Position Holders, All Exterior Advisers and Consultants to LLC, All staff involved in day to day adminstration of LLC services to the public in Lancashire. 1. The exact number of staff working for Lancashire County Council that earn or were paid more than £ 48,000 per year in each year 2006 - 2010? 2. Between 2006 - 2010 how many Lancashire County Council staff earning more than £ 48,000 per year received and accepted salary rises? 3. What was the maximum and minimum percentage salary rises give to LCC staff earning over £ 48,000 per year in each year 2006 - 2010? 4. What was the average salary rise accepted by LLC staff earning over £ 48,000 per year in each year 2006 - 2010? 5. What is the total additional cost in each year 2006 to 2010 paid out due to increases in salaries of LLC staff earning more than £ 48,000 year?
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email dated 15^th May 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. 1) The exact number of staff working for Lancashire County Council that earn or were paid more than £ 48,000 per year in each [financial] year 2006,2007,2008,2009 and 2010. YEAR HEADCOUNT 2005/6 526 2006/7 605 2007/8 765 2008/9 962 2009/10 1105 2) Between 2006 - 2010 how many Lancashire County Council staff earning more than £ 48,000 per year received and accepted salary rises? YEAR HEADCOUNT 2005/6 526 2006/7 605 2007/8 765 2008/9 962 2009/10 1037 3. What was the maximum and minimum percentage salary rises give to LCC staff earning over £ 48,000 per year in each year 2006 - 2010? 2005/06 max 2.95% min 1.025% 2006/07 max 2.95% min 2.5% 2007/08 max 2.5% min 2.475% 2008/09 max 2.75% min 2.45% 2009/10 max 2.3% min 0% 4) What was the average salary rise accepted by LCC staff earning over £ 48,000 per year in each year 2006 - 2010? YEAR AVERAGE 2005/6 £3,338.60 2006/7 £2,930.60 2007/8 £2,832.50 2008/9 £2,797.52 2009/10 £1,962.99 5) What is the total additional cost in each year 2006 to 2010 paid out due to increases in salaries of LCC staff earning more than £ 48,000 year? YEAR INCREASE 2005/6 £1,756,101 2006/7 £1,773,011 2007/8 £2,166,859 2008/9 £2,691,215 2009/10 £2,167,145
Attachments	None

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Structure chart for senior management

Reference	787.444
Date Responded	21/06/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would be very grateful if you could provide the following information – structure chart of the Senior Management Teams with Job Titles and Departments, etc.
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email dated 16^th June 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. Please see the attachments to this email which details the information you have requested. Please note, the Environment Directorate are currently undergoing a restructure, therefore no Senior Management structure chart is available. We have been advised however, that one will be available at the end of the year.
Attachments	Directorate for Adult and Community Services (word) Children and Young People Directorate (pdf) Lancashire County Commercial Group (word) Office of the Chief Executive (word) Resources Directorate (word)

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Social work posts

Reference	787.411
Date Responded	22/06/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Please could you supply me with: · The total number of social work posts in your local authority as of 1 June 2010. · The number of vacant social work posts in your local authority as of 1 June 2010. · The number of these posts filled by permanent full-time equivalent staff as of 1 June 2010. · The number of these posts filled by agency/temporary staff as of 1 June 2010.
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email of 4 June 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding social work posts and vacancies. We have answered each point of your enquiry below: The total number of social work posts in your local authority as of 1 June 2010. The actual employees working in social worker posts have total full time equivalent hours of 367.98 for ACS and 304.55 for CYP. The number of vacant social work posts in your local authority as of 1 June 2010. Unfortunately, we are unable to answer this due to the restructure and new establishment. CYP have just restructured and ACS are in the middle of a restructure. The number of these posts filled by permanent full-time equivalent staff as of 1 June 2010. Employees categorised as full time and permanent or employed for over a year account for 267 full time equivalent (FTE) in ACS and 251 FTE in CYP. The number of these posts filled by agency/temporary staff as of 1 June 2010. As of 1 June 2010, there were 32 qualified social workers (QSW) in ACS and 16 QSW in CYP.
Attachments	None

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Redundancy payments for staff

Reference

787.442

Date Responded

15/07/2010

Response Type

Full disclosure

Request

I am writing to request the following information about redundancy payments for staff.

1. Please provide the total value of redundancy payments for staff in each of the last three financial years, 2007/8. 2008/9, 2009/10.

2. Please state, for each of these financial years, how many redundancies this total relates to. For example £1m for two
redundancies in 2008/09.

3. Please detail the number of redundancy payments over £100,000, in £50,000 brackets. For example:

£150,000-£200,000 - 5 people
£200,000-£250,000 - 6 people
£300,000-£350,000 - 2 people
£350,000-£400,000 - 3 people
etc

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 15^th June 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond.

1. Please provide the total value of redundancy payments for staff in each of the last three financial years, 2007/8. 2008/9, 2009/10.

2007/08	£833,000.00
2008/09	£2,112,000.00
2009/10	£3,672,000.00

2. Please state, for each of these financial years, how many redundancies this total relates to. For example £1m for two
redundancies in 2008/09.

2007/08	64
2008/09	126
2009/10	161

3. Please detail the number of redundancy payments over £100,000, in £50,000 brackets. For example:

In the periods 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10 there have been no redundancy payments in excess of £100,000

Attachments

None

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Contact details for person responsible for Council's transport department / company vehicles

Reference	787.591
Date Responded	12/08/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Would it be possible to provide me the name, telephone number and email address of the person responsible for your transport department / company vehicles.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 9^th August 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. Would it be possible to provide me the name, telephone number and email address of the person responsible for your transport department/company vehicles. Lancashire County Council is moving away from publishing contact details for individual members of staff. However, The Head of Fleet Services can be contacted using the Customer Service Centre telephone number, and email address, marked for his attention. John Carr Head of Fleet Services Lancashire County Commercial Group Dewhurst Row, Lostock Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6BB Tel: 0300 123 6701 Email: enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk
Attachments	None

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Details of various staff roles

Reference	787.579
Date Responded	18/08/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	To outline my query as clearly as possible, I am requesting: a) The number of Political Advisors employed by the council b) The total annual cost of Political Advisors in 2009-10. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. a) The number of European Officers employed by the council. b) The total annual cost of European Officers in 2009-10. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. a) The number of Diversity Officers employed by the council. b) The total annual cost of Diversity Officers in 2009-10. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. a) The number of staff with the terms “climate change” or “global warming” in their job title or job description. b) The job titles and job descriptions for each staff member included under question 4 a). c) The total cost of staff with “climate change” or “global warming” in their job title or job description. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration.
Response	*Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000* Further to your email dated 2^nd August 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. a) The number of Political Advisors employed by the council. b) The total annual cost of Political Advisors in 2009-10. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. There are no political advisers employed by Lancashire County Council. a) The number of European Officers employed by the council. b) The total annual cost of European Officers in 2009-10. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. a) European Officers – There are two officers plus a student b) The total staffing costs are £104,302. Other costs – Brussels Office - £45,703, general expenses, £5,000, travel costs £2,000. The total cost was, therefore, £157,005.00 Please note this office has now closed and there are no longer any staffing costs relating to European work in this area within the Unit. An income of £13,000 towards the cost of the student was brought in. a) The number of Diversity Officers employed by the council. b) The total annual cost of Diversity Officers in 2009-10. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. a) There are 4.4 staff employed engaged in Equality & Diversity roles. It is the responsibility of every Lancashire County Council officer to fulfil the duties of the Equality Act within their own work areas. b) The total cost for 2009-10 is £197,833.10 a) The number of staff with the terms “climate change” or “global warming” in their job title or job description. b) The job titles and job descriptions for each staff member included under question 4 a). c) The total cost of staff with “climate change” or “global warming” in their job title or job description. This should include, but is not restricted to, salaries, expenses, pensions, travel costs and other remuneration. There are no staff employed by the County Council whose Job Descriptions/Job Titles contain the words “climate change” or “global warming”. Following an Equal Pay Review exercise which was implemented on 1 August 2010 and a restructure within the Environment Directorate, job descriptions are now generic and do not contain these specific words.
Attachments	None

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External support resources / people currently engaged with your trust

Reference	787.541
Date Responded	19/08/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Could you please let me know how many external support resource/people you have currently engaged within your trust either on a interim, fixed term or projects cost (Tender) basis.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 20 July 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. Could you please let me know how many external support resource/people you have currently engaged within your trust either on a interim, fixed term or projects cost (Tender) basis. Lancashire County Council have 313.3 FTE people and 39 organisations currently engaged as an external resource within the authority on an interim, fixed term or projects cost (tender) basis. The 313.3 FTE people and the 39 organisations are separate from each other and are not in anyway connected. The figures quoted are a snapshot in time as the number of (largely agency) people fluctuates from day-to-day; this is not the case with the number of organisations as they are contracted to deliver a specific service/function on a projects cost (tender) basis.
Attachments	None

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Senior officers contact details

Reference

787.583

Date Responded

19/08/2010

Response Type

Full disclosure

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the senior employees in the following positions (some of these functions may be combined in your organisation).

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Finance Officer
Procurement Director
HR Director
IT Director
IT infrastructure manager
Networking manager
Datacentre manager
Telecommunications manager

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 4^th August 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, I am now in a position to provide you with a response.

Name	Job Title	LCC Equivalent
Ged Fitzgerald	Chief Executive Officer	Chief Executive
Michael Sayles	Chief Information Officer	Access to Information Manager
n/a	Chief Technology Officer	n/a
Phil Halsall	Chief Finance Officer	Executive Director of Resources
Andrea Johnson	Procurement Director	Head of Procurement
Carol Mills	HR Director	Director of HR
Bill Brown	IT Director	Director of ICT
Martin Foster	IT infrastructure manager	Principal Systems/Software Engineer
Stuart Catterall	Networking manager	Senior Systems/Software Engineer
Mike Spencer	Datacentre manager	Principal Systems/Software Engineer
Stuart Catterall	Telecommunications manager	Senior Systems/Software Engineer

Please be advised that Lancashire County Council is moving away from publishing contact details for individual members of staff. However, Senior Officers can be contacted using the Customer Service Centre telephone number, and email address, marked for the attention of the relevant officer

Tel: 0300 123 6701

Email: enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk

Attachments

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Employees of the Council

Reference

787.554

Date Responded

24/08/2010

Response Type

Partial disclosure, partial refusal under section 12(1)

Request

For each of the past ten years, could I have the figures for:

The total number of people employed by the council
The total number of people to leave the council
The number of people dismissed
The reasons for dismissal, by group:

i. Capability

ii. Conduct

iii. Made redundant

iv. Other substantial reason

5. The number of people who resigned

6. The number of resignees who claimed to have been constructively dismissed

7. The number of people who retired early

8. The number of compromise agreements reached

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding Lancashire County Council's employment figures. We have answered each point of your enquiry below in the tables provided.

Year	Q1 Employees	Q2 Leavers	Q3 Dismissals	Q5 Voluntary Resignation	Q7 Early Retirements
2003/04	36533	5200	47	3062	314
2004/05	37376	6043	49	4031	245
2005/06	38195	6120	79	3880	301
2006/07	38952	6675	103	4215	229
2007/08	39474	5984	128	3755	138
2008/09	39863	6198	119	3562	165
2009/10	39786	5831	138	2936	234

The above years relating to questions 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 are to 31 March each year.

Year	Q6 Constructively Dismissed	Q8 Compromise Agreements
2003	9	1
2004	5	3
2005	3	1
2006	0	0
2007	4	4
2008	1	1
2009	2	1
2010	3	0

The above years relate to questions 6 and 8 are to 31 December each year or, in the case of 2010, the year to date.

Please note that we cannot provide the breakdown as per question 4 (the reasons for dismissal by group) as that level of detailed information is not held in a format that enables it to be produced within the timescales set out in the Freedom of Information Act. To collate this information would require a manual search though individual records. Unfortunately, this would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit.

Attachments

None

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ACS and CYP Structure Charts

Reference	787.678
Date Responded	08/09/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Via the FOI scheme, I would like to request the senior management structure charts ( Director and Assistant Director/tier 2 Head of Service level) for the following council services/departments if at all possible: Children, Families and Education Services Adult Social Care and Health
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 7 September 2010, we are now in a position to respond. Please find attached the structure charts for the Senior Management Teams for the Adult and Community Services Directorate and Directorate for Children and Young People.
Attachments	CYP Structure Chart (pdf) ACS Structure Chart (pdf)

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Pensions Administration

Reference	787.593
Date Responded	08/09/2010
Response Type	Partial disclosure, partial refusal under section 43
Request	I would like to raise a Freedom of Information Request regarding your Pensions Administration; How many administrators do you have working in the Pensions Department How many members in the Scheme in the following categories Active Deferred Pensioners What is the value of payments that you make per annum and what is the average per pensioner If the scheme administration is performed in-house How much does it cost you per annum to administer pensions including development of the Scheme What is the total spend to date with your current administration software provider since the start of your contract What was the start date of the contract Can you break this down by initial software, implementation consulting and recurring costs How much are you contracted to pay the administration software provider per annum on an ongoing basis When does the contract with your current provider cease Are there any break points prior to that or possible extensions How much have you paid as a result of this contract for the last three years If the scheme administration is performed by a third party administrator How much does it cost you per annum to administer pensions including development of the Scheme What are the annual charges per member How much are you contracted to pay them per annum on an ongoing basis When does the contract with your current provider cease Are there any break points prior to that or possible extensions How much have you paid as a result of this contract for the last three years
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 6^th August 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. 1. How many administrators do you have working in the Pensions Department In total we employ 50 members of staff 2. How many members in the Scheme in the following categories The following figures are quoted as at 31.3.2010 Active 53728 Deferred 38775 Pensioners 35933 3. What is the value of payments that you make per annum and what is the average per pensioner In 2009/10 we made pension payments from the pension fund totalling £141,346,940.88. Based on the number of pensioners at the end of that financial year the average would be £3933.62 pa. 4. If the scheme administration is performed in-house (a) How much does it cost you per annum to administer pensions including development of the Scheme To administer the Local Government Pension Scheme cost £2831k in 2009/10. 5. What is the total spend to date with your current administration software provider since the start of your contract Section 1(1) of the Act provides that a public authority has a duty to state in writing whether it holds information of the description specified in a request; and in accordance with our obligations I am able to confirm that Lancashire County Council does hold the information you have asked for in respect of the above. However, section 43(2) of the Act permits information to be withheld, subject to the application of a public interest test, where disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person. I have now had the opportunity to consider the exemption under Section 43 as it applies to the information you have requested; and in particular whether the public interest lies in favour of maintaining the exemption or in disclosing this information to you. In considering the public interest test, I acknowledge that, as a general principle, there is a public interest in public authorities being as open and transparent as possible and disclosure would improve the accountability and transparency of the Authority. However, there is also a considerable public interest in safeguarding the ability of organisations to benefit from the competitive advantage gained through developing best practice in their chosen field of business. Similarly, there is also a strong public interest in public authorities being able to obtain best value for money when negotiating with suppliers and contractors, and thus ensuring that limited public funds are used as economically as possible. In balancing the public interest, I have concluded that these factors outweigh any benefit that would be gained by disclosure of the information to which the exemption applies. In light of the above, it is my view that in all the circumstances of this case, the public interest in disclosure is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the exemption in respect of the information relating to the spend with our current administrations software provider; and this aspect of your request is therefore refused. 6. What was the start date of the contract The start date of the contract was 1 February 2008. 7. Can you break this down by initial software, implementation consulting and recurring costs As Q5. 8. How much are you contracted to pay the administration software provider per annum on an ongoing basis As Q 5 & 7 9. When does the contract with your current provider cease The contract will cease on 31 January 2013. 10. Are there any break points prior to that or possible extensions The County Council has an option to extend for three successive 12 month periods to 31 January 2016. 11. How much have you paid as a result of this contract for the last three years As Q5. 7& 8 12. If the scheme administration is performed by a third party administrator N/A How much does it cost you per annum to administer pensions including development of the Scheme What are the annual charges per member How much are you contracted to pay them per annum on an ongoing basis When does the contract with your current provider cease Are there any break points prior to that or possible extensions How much have you paid as a result of this contract for the last three years
Attachments	None

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Number of ICT staff and Salary of Head of ICT

Reference	787.674
Date Responded	22/09/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	ICT staff headcount at Lancashire County Council in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10; The salary of Lancashire County Council's head of IT or equivalent in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10; and The amount given in bonuses to Lancashire County Council's head of IT or equivalent in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 8 September 2010, we are now in a position to respond details of which are below: · ICT staff headcount at Lancashire County Council in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10; 1/4/2008 234 1/4/2009 245 1/4/2010 232 · The salary of Lancashire County Council's head of IT or equivalent in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10; and 2007/08 AD2 (£79,746 to £87,045) 2008/09 AD2 (£81,699 to £89,178) 2009/10 AD2 (£81,699 to £89,178) · The amount given in bonuses to Lancashire County Council's head of IT or equivalent in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 There were no bonuses paid
Attachments	None

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Contractors, Freelancers and Interim Managers

Reference	787.691
Date Responded	27/09/2010
Response Type	Partial disclosure, partial refusal under section 12(1)
Request	To outline my query as clearly as possible, I am requesting: 1. For each financial year 2008-09 and 2009-10, and as per the definition given in the above paragraph, the number of contractors, freelancers and interim managers employed by your Council. 2. For each financial year 2008-09 and 2009-10, the number of permanent staff your Council had on its payroll.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 13 September 2010, we are now in a position to respond details of which are below: 1. For each financial year 2008-09 and 2009-10, and as per the definition given in the above paragraph, the number of contractors, freelancers and interim managers employed by your Council. To collate this information would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit. However, should you be interested in the number of freelance, contractors and interim managers for a specific service area please refine your question so we can search for specific information. 2. For each financial year 2008-09 and 2009-10, the number of permanent staff your Council had on its payroll. 1/4/2009 non-schools 15898 Schools 14488 1/4/2010 non-schools 15876 Schools 14415
Attachments	None

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Number of climate change staff

Reference	787.708
Date Responded	30/09/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	- The number of staff employed by your local authority in any of the following roles: climate change officer / worker / champion, global warming officer / worker / champion, carbon emissions officer / worker / champion low carbon officer / worker / champion carbon offsetting officer / worker / champion sustainability officer / worker / champion Please also include in your response staff members whose exact job titles I may not have included above but who perform a similar role - ie, any staff with a specific responsibility for climate change / global warming / carbon reduction / environmental issues. Could you ensure that any staff with the words "climate change" and "global warming" in their job title are included. Please note that I do not request details on those workers whose primary duty is in recycling or wildlife issues. If you have any doubt whether to include a particular staff role in your response, please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below for clarification. - Please specify the employee's job title and provide a brief description of their role and responsibilities. - Please could you also indicate when the post was first created. - Please could you also provide the salary banding for each role that is included in your response. - Please indicate whether any of these workers have a car allowance.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 17^th September 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding 'Climate Change Staff'. We have answered each point of your enquiry below. · We have no members of staff with the words climate, carbon, sustainability, global, warming, low carbon, etc in their job title. · We have environment project officers that have generic job descriptions. Some of these officers will take on the ‘climate’ related duties presented by central government to local government (eg statutory carbon reduction commitment, national indicators, working with district council colleagues to provide insulation and tackle fuel poverty in domestic properties). Other project officers do not take on these climate related tasks. · There are approximately three environmental project officers that undertake these sort of climate related duties as part of a much wider role which includes non-climate work. The job description is attached, and it can be seen from the JD that climate related activity is one part of a much wider role, which centres on developing community and environment projects. The posts were created as part of a department restructure earlier this year. The salary banding for these project posts is grade 8 (£26,276 – £30,011). There are no car allowances associated with these posts.
Attachments	Job description (word)

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Social work student placements

Reference

787.699

Date Responded

04/10/2010

Response Type

Full disclosure

Request

Please provide me with the following information:

How many practice placements were available for social work degree students (all levels) in your authority in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10? Please provide separate figures for each year and break them down into placements within adult and children’s services.
How many practice placements are you providing or do you expect to provide in 2010-11? Again, please break this down into adult and children’s services.

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 15^th September 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond.

Please provide me with the following information:

How many practice placements were available for social work degree students (all levels) in your authority in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10? Please provide separate figures for each year and break them down into placements within adult and children’s services.
How many practice placements are you providing or do you expect to provide in 2010-11? Again, please break this down into adult and children’s services.

YEAR	ADULT SERVICES	CHILDREN SERVICES	TOTAL
2007/2008	57	64	121
2008/2009	48	81	129
2009/2010	42	99	141
2010/2011	47 (estimated)	108 (estimated)	155 (estimated)

Attachments

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Communication and Equality and Diversity training

Reference	787.628
Date Responded	08/10/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Please note that I am only interested in material which relates to the period August 1 2009 to the present day. 1...During the aforementioned period has the organisation issued guidance and or advice and or instructions to staff which relates to the use of verbal and or written language when they communicate with their colleagues and or members of the public and or clients and or other stake-holders. This guidance will include but will not be limited to guidance about which terms could be considered offensive on the grounds of gender, sexuality, age, religion and race. Can the organisation please provide a copy of this guidance. Please do include any guidance which has been produced prior to this period if it is still being issued to new and or existing employees. 2....During the aforementioned period has the organisation advised employees not to use certain words and or phrases when communicating with each other and or clients and or members of the public and or other stake-holders. This advice may have been issued for fear of causing offence on the grounds of sex, gender, race, religion and sexuality. It may have have been issued for other reasons. Can the organisation please provide a list of words and phrases it has advised employees not to use together with any preferred alternatives it may have suggested. Please provide copies of any relevant information issued to staff in this regard. Please do include examples which were drawn up prior to the aforementioned period if they are still being issued to new and or existing employees. 3...During the aforementioned period has the organisation encouraged employees to attend any workshops and or training courses and or role playing sessions designed to improve their understanding of equality and or diversity and or inclusion issues. I am interested in receiving information about all courses/workshops/sessions irrespective of whether they were to do with gender, sexuality, race, age, religion or disability. Please note that I am only interested in courses which took place during the aforementioned period. Can you please provide the name of any training course and or workshop and or similar organised for staff. In each case can you state when it took place and the number of employees who took part. Can you please provide a brief description of each event and copies of any written/visual material used or distributed to staff. In the case of each course and or workshop and or similar can you identify any outside organisation which was involved in the event? Can you please state the cost of each individual session/event.
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding communication and equality and diversity training. Firstly, however, please let me apologise for the length of time it has taken to deal with your enquiry. It has taken an unforeseen amount of work and time to collate the information. We have answered each point of your enquiry below: Lancashire County Council has a guide to clear writing document which relates to the way in which staff should be communicating with colleagues and the public. Please see attached document named 'The Guide to Clear Writing'. We also have a document named 'Customer Focus Staff Handbook' which outlines, amongst other things, some guidance for our staff to follow regarding communication. Please see attached document named 'The Guide to Clear Writing' – page 37-57. *Equality and Diversity E-Learning Package.* This is available to all staff via their 'employee services on-line' computer log in. This course covers the principles of Equality and Diversity and why they are important. It also introduces you to Lancashire County Council’s approach to Equality and Diversity, the different equality strands, legislation, how to tackle different types of discrimination and how everyone can make a difference in supporting Equality and Diversity. This course covers all six equality strands. *Equality and Diversity Conference* This event has been commissioned five times within the period. This is a full day conference and is available to all staff within Adult and Community Services Directorate. This conference offers an introduction to the six strands of equality and diversity and aims to equip workers to promote good practice and challenge discrimination in the workplace. It has been designed to promote proactive and inclusive practice in an exciting and interactive manner. The conferences were held on the following dates:- · 17 September 2009 –Woodlands Conference Centre, Chorley – 125 places available Total Cost = £5,720 · 19 November 2009 – Woodlands Conference Centre, Chorley – 125 places available Total Cost = £5,720 · 27 January 2010 – Woodlands Conference Centre, Chorley – 125 places available Total Cost = £5,720 · 24 June 2010 – Clayton Park Business Centre, Accrington – 100 places available Total Cost = £4,990 · 22 September 2010 – Lancaster House Hotel – 110 places available Total Cost = £6,435 External Training Providers involved are as follows:- · The Ordinary People Group, The Bridge Unit 8 178 Fylde Road Preston PR1 2TY · Learning Together Group, Lancaster Adult College, White Cross, Lancaster · Dream makers Drama Society · Nelson Training, 3 Drake Street, Welland, Malvern, WR13 6LP *Equality and Diversity 2 day course.* This event was delivered 12 times within the specified period. This course is delivered by Angozo Training Consultancy. This training is mandatory for all staff within Adult and Community Services. The aim of the training is to cover relevant aspects of legislation relating to the six strands of equality and to promote and encourage people's ability to recognise and challenge discrimination. This training was held on the following dates:- · 7/8 September 2009 – Lancashire Hub, Preston – 20 places available Total Cost = £2,100 · 5/6 October 2009 – Lancashire Hub, Preston – 20 places available Total Cost = £2,100 · 11/12 November 2009 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,300 · 15/16 December 2009 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,300 · 13/14 January 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,300 · 2/3 February 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,300 · 1/2 March 2010 – Northbridge House, Burnley – 20 places available Total Cost = £2,198 · 3/4 March 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,400 · 4/5 May 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,400 · 25/26 May 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,400 · 1/2 June 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,400 · 9/10 August 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £1,400 *Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for Personal Social Care* This was a newly commissioned course for staff in 2010/2011. We have currently run one of these events. The training is delivered by internal trainers, partner organisations and operational managers. The aim of this training is to provide staff with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge around the issues of sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity. This course was delivered on:- · 20 July 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre, 20 places available Total Cost - NIL *Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for Managers* This was newly commissioned for managers in 2009/2010. We have delivered four of these events within the specified timeframe. The aim of the training is to provide an opportunity for managers to broaden their knowledge around issues of sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity as well as equip them to promote and deliver high quality services to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. This training was delivered on the following dates:- · 22 February 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 18 places available Total Cost = NIL · 19 March 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 18 places available Total Cost = NIL · 17 May 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 18 places available Total Cost = NIL · 8 September 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 18 places available Total Cost = NIL *Managing a Diverse Workforce* Initially, two pilot courses were delivered by Angozo Training Consultancy specifically targeting Equality and Diversity Champions. Following the pilots, the training was evaluated and a decision made that these should be facilitated by experienced internal senior managers. In addition to the two pilot courses, the event was delivered five times to managers within the specified time period. The aim of the training was to increase confidence and to develop the skills of managers to deal with issues that arise as a result of diversity within the modern workplace. This training was delivered on the following dates:- Pilot Courses (External Trainer) · 9 October 2009 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places for champions available Total Cost = £700 · 18 October 2009– Lancashire College – 20 places for champions available Total Cost = £1,138 Courses for Managers (Internal Senior Managers) · 1 February 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost - NIL · 24 March 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = NIL · 21 May 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost - NIL · 14 July 2010 – Woodlands Conference Centre – 20 places available Total Cost = £440 · 7 September 2010 – Kirkham Staff Training Centre – 20 places available Total Cost - NIL
Attachments	The Guide to Clear Writing (pdf) Customer Focus Staff Handbook (pdf)

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Fleet Management Details

Reference	787.770
Date Responded	20/10/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Contact details for the fleet management department
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Please find below an address for our Fleet Services department. Head of Fleet Services Lancashire County Commercial Group Headquarters Office Dewhurst Row Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 6BB
Attachments	None

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Social worker health checks

Reference	787.767
Date Responded	10/11/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	Have you carried out a ‘health check’ of your social services, as recommended by the Social Work Reform Board? When did you carry out the health check? What did you do in terms of a health check eg did you look at social workers’ workload, the working environment ie office space and so on? Have you made any changes as a result of the health check?
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email dated 19^th October 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response. Response from the Directorate for Children and Young People Yes, the County Council has carried out a health check exercise with teams of social workers in both Adults and Children & Young People’s Directorates based on the suggested template set out in annexe A of the SWTF report – ‘Building a Safe & Confident Future. The health check was initially carried out between March and April, but following the publication of the timetable for action in the Implementation Plan a much wider exercise was carried out between May – August to cover all teams that have qualified social workers based in them. A template health check table based on the Enablers & Outcomes set out in Annexe A was prepared and sent to all managers for teams to complete. This included effective workload management, proactive workflow management, having the right tools to do the job as enablers, and a healthy workplace and effective service delivery as the outcomes. The health checks were carried out within the normal process of team meetings. Yes, the Directorates have and are introducing a range of new and amended policies and procedures and have had a joint directorate ‘task and finish’ group established early in 2010 to oversee changes to and the introduction of them. Response from the Directorate for Adult and Community Services Yes we have undertaken a health check assessment of all social work teams across Adult and Children's services. The health check included looking at all areas as detailed in the SWTF Report Annexe attached. We undertook this by developing an assessment template using all of the headings in this document which all teams completed as a team exercise during May/July 2010. The teams responses were compiled into Directorate level assessments, one for Children's services and one for Adults' services, along with Directorate action plans to address the issues raised in the health checks. The response to each question was assigned a rating: Red = Criteria not met; Amber= issue identified and action being taken; and Green = Action completed, standard/criteria met. We have then compared the responses across the Directorates to identify joint areas for action or areas where we could share learning, and are currently in the process of combining the Children's and Adult's assessments into a joint assessment, with actions attached as to how we are going to address any areas identified as amber or red. This plan will be agreed by the Executive Directors of Adults and Children's services before being submitted to the Social Work Reform Board by January 2011. We will monitor progress on the actions identified within the plan and will be going back to teams on a regular basis to reassess their positions as part of this monitoring process.
Attachments	None

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Structure of Local Government and allowances paid to Councillors

Reference	787.775
Date Responded	19/11/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	1 After the Local Government Act of 2000 what form of local governance did your authority adopt? a. Mayoral government b. Cabinet c. Other – please describe 2 What is the pattern of election to your council? a. How often are local elections held? b. What proportion of councilors stand down at each election? 3 How much do/did your councilors receive as a basic allowance? Please give last five year’s amounts: a. 2010-2011 b. 2009-2010 c. 2008-2009 d. 2007-2008 e. 2006-2007 4 How much does/did your council leader (or Mayor if you have an elected Mayor) receive? Please give the last five year’s amounts: a. 2010-2011 b. 2009-2010 c. 2008-2009 d. 2007-2008 e. 2006-2007 5 How much does your Chief Executive officer (or Town Clerk or equivalent) receive as annual income? Can you please give this information for each of the last five years, stating how much was received in salary, pensions and other benefits: a. 2010-2011 b. 2009-2010 c. 2008-2009 d. 2007-2008 e. 2006-2007
Response	1 After the Local Government Act of 2000 what form of local governance did your authority adopt? a. Mayoral government b. Cabinet c. Other – please describe B – Cabinet 2 What is the pattern of election to your council? a. How often are local elections held? Every 4 years b. What proportion of councilors stand down at each election? All 84 3 How much do/did your councilors receive as a basic allowance? Please give last five year’s amounts: a. 2010-2011- £10,139 b. 2009-2010 - £10,139 c. 2008-2009 - £10,039 d. 2007-2008 - £9,770 e. 2006-2007 - £9,534 4 How much does/did your council leader receive? Please give the last five year’s amounts: a. 2010-2011- £28,953 b. 2009-2010 - £26,700 (pro rata payment – LCC election year) c. 2008-2009 - £30,119 d. 2007-2008 - £29,313 e. 2006-2007 - £28,605 5 How much does your Chief Executive officer receive as annual income? Can you please give this information for each of the last five years, stating how much was received in salary, pensions and other benefits: a. 2010-2011 · £194,655 (Salary, which is currently subject to a review of senior officers' pay) · £6,500 Lease car contribution or £5,300 cash alternative b. 2009-2010 · £194,655 (Salary) · £6500 (Lease car contribution) · £5169.60 (Returning Officer) · £19,491.50 (Relocation) c. 2008-2009 - We had two Chief Executives in this financial year The Chief Executive that was terminated on 31/05/08 received: · £30,765 (Salary) · £1083 (Lease car contribution) · £200 (Returning Officer) The Chief Executive started on 01/06/08 received: · £162,212 (Salary) · £5,417 (Lease car contribution) d. 2007-2008 · £180,177 (Salary) · £6,500 (Lease car contribution) e. 2006-2007 · £175,824 (Salary) £6500 (Lease car contribution)
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Workforce recruitment and redundancies

Reference

787.854

Date Responded

09/12/2010

Response Type

Full disclosure

Request

I would like the statistics of the council’s existing workforce, those recruited and those made redundant in the last 12 months, by the different age groups that work in Lancashire County council including school staff, both in % and in numbers. The age groups should be divided into (Under 25) (25-49) (50-64) (65+).

Response

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email of 16 November, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding Lancashire County Council's 'existing workforce'.

Starters and leavers data for the period 1/11/09 - 31/10/10.
Headcount is a snapshot figure at 6/12/2010
Age Range	Schools Teaching
	Headcount		New Starters		Redundancies
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Under 25	434	4.6	246	29.5	0	0
25 to 49	6708	70.8	528	63.4	3	37.5
50 to 64	2313	24.4	59	7.1	5	62.5
65 and over	14	0.2	0	0	0	0
Total	9035		587		8
Age Range	Schools Non Teaching
	Headcount		New Starters		Redundancies
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Under 25	663	4.6	316	20.4	1	1.1
25 to 49	9181	63.3	1018	65.8	37	41.6
50 to 64	4347	29.9	197	12.7	48	53.9
65 and over	324	2.2	15	1	3	3.4
Total	13852		1230		88
Age Range	Non Schools
	Headcount		New Starters		Redundancies
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Under 25	660	4.1	255	19	0	0
25 to 49	8921	55.4	826	61.5	51	15.3
50 to 64	5973	37.1	239	17.8	277	82.9
65 and over	561	3.5	24	1.8	6	1.8
Total	15455		1089		334

Attachments

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Number of Planning Officers Employed by the County Council

Reference	787.876
Date Responded	08/12/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	The number of planning officers employed by your authority in May 2007 The number of planning officers employed by your authority in May 2008 The number of planning officers employed by your authority in May 2009 The number of planning officers employed by your authority in May 2010 The number of planning officers you currently employ The number of planning officers you anticipate employing in May 2011
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email of 19 November, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, I am now in a position to respond. · The number of 'planning officers' employed by the County Council in May 2007 - 22 · The number of 'planning officers' employed by the County Council in May 2008 - 21 · The number of 'planning officers' employed by the County Council in May 2009 - 24 · The number of 'planning officers' employed by the County Council in May 2010 - 22 · The number of 'planning officers' currently employed at end of November 2010- 17.5 · The number of 'planning officers' you anticipate employing in May 2011 – This information is not held, and it is not possible to predict the number of Planning Officers there will be in May 2011 due to budgetary constraints and the current uncertainty due to cuts and savings to be made.
Attachments	None

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Chief Executive Salary and Expenses

Reference	787.874
Date Responded	09/12/2010
Response Type	Full disclosure
Request	1. Please provide the name and most recently published salary (i.e. 2009-10) of your chief executive. (I realise this is public information, but it would be enormously useful to include it on your response.) 2. Please provide me with a spreadsheet detailing for each of the financial years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 how much your chief executive claimed for each of: a) Mileage allowance for cost of using own car for council business b) Taxis within UK c) Chauffeurs within UK d) Train travel within UK - please state whether standard or first-class e) Plane travel within UK - please state whether economy, business or first f) Plane travel from UK to another country - please state whether economy, business or first g) Hotel stays within the UK h) Hotel stays outside of the UK 3. For 2009-10, please itemise each of a-h (for example, 'taxi from council offices to meeting in Wimbledon, 9/11/09, £6.80', 'stay in Hilton Mumbai, four nights, £400', 'first-class train from Newcastle to London for meeting with other council chief executives, £142').
Response	Access to Information under the Freedom of Information (2000) Thank you for your email dated 19 November 2010, in which you request disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act; we are now in a position to respond. 1. Please provide the name and most recently published salary (i.e. 2009-10) of your chief executive Ged Fitzgerald is the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive's Salary for 2009/10 was £194,655. Please note that Ged Fitzgerald came into post in June 2008, therefore attached figures in response to question 2 for the 07/08 year relate to the previous Chief Executive. 2. Please provide me with a spreadsheet detailing for each of the financial years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 how much your chief executive claimed for each of: a. Mileage allowance for cost of using own car for council business b. Taxis within UK c. Chauffeurs within UK d. Train travel within UK - please state whether standard or first-class e. Plane travel within UK - please state whether economy, business or first f. Plane travel from UK to another country - please state whether economy, business or first g. Hotel stays within the UK h. Hotel stays outside of the UK Please see the attached spreadsheet for a response to Q2a to 2h. Please note that the County Council's previous Chief Executive was heavily involved with two national bodies which required more frequent rail travel to London from Lancashire than would ordinarily be expected. Accordingly, the rail travel costs for 07/08 are higher than would usually be expected. 3. For 2009-10, please itemise each of a-h Please see the attached spreadsheet for a response to Q3.
Attachments	Attachment (excel)

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Salaries exceeding £50,000

Reference

787.899

Date Responded

05/01/2010

Response Type

Full disclosure

Request

Please let me have the salaries of all posts exceeding £50,000

Response

Access to Information under the Freedom of Information (2000)

Thank you for your letter in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act. We are now in a position to respond to your enquiry.

SALARY	HEADCOUNT	SALARY	HEADCOUNT
50058.00	11	62876.00	4
50243.00	3	63408.00	8
50825.00	7	63627.00	4
51027.00	9	63924.00	3
51042.00	2	64683.00	3
51912.00	3	64961.00	1
51987.00	1	65952.00	1
52950.00	30	67221.00	3
52969.00	2	68168.00	2
52989.00	2	68417.40	1
53237.00	2	68487.00	3
53547.00	2	69753.00	11
53554.00	1	71427.00	1
54597.00	3	76560.00	1
54679.00	2	76731.00	1
55398.00	1	77885.04	1
55647.00	3	84036.00	1
55658.00	3	85701.00	1
56700.00	4	87368.00	1
57705.00	7	87573.00	4
57744.00	10	89178.00	2
57846.00	8	89442.00	1
58447.00	1	91314.00	2
58741.00	4	93180.00	8
59007.00	2	101792.90	1
59198.00	1	114233.00	1
59749.00	13	124044.00	1
60162.00	7	129201.00	5
60781.00	10	194655.00	1
61320.00	5
61827.00	2	Total	205
	cont'd…

Attachments

None

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Local Government Pension Scheme

Reference	787.916
Date Responded	17/01/2010
Response Type	Partial disclosure, some information not held
Request	In the council’s capacity as an employing authority, for each of the last five years: a) How many individuals eligible for membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme were employed by the authority? b) How many of those employees were active members of the Local Government Pension Scheme? c) Does the authority monitor the opt-out rate of employees from the Local Government Pension Scheme and if so, how?
Response	Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Further to your email, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding Lancashire County Council's pension scheme. However, we would firstly like to apologise for the length of time it has taken to deal with your request and hope this has not caused you any inconvenience. We have answered each point of your enquiry below. a) How many individuals eligible for membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme were employed by the authority? b) How many of those employees were active members of the Local Government Pension Scheme? Regarding the above questions, we can confirm that we are unable to provide the information requested. Lancashire County Council only record the percentage of eligible and active members of the Scheme. The data used to calculate the percentage is not recorded and there we do not hold the information. Please see below for the percentage of eligible LCC employees who were active members for the years requested as shown below. The % is taken as a snapshot in time. 2010 60% 2009 73% 2008 74.8% 2007 66.3% 2006 66.8% c) Does the authority monitor the opt-out rate of employees from the Local Government Pension Scheme and if so, how? Lancashire County Council does not hold this information as we do not monitor the opt out rate of employees from the Scheme.
Attachments	None

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