Recruitment

Request

Please could you provide the following information under the freedom of information act covering the last 12 months, or the most recent 12 month period recorded:

1. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit temporary/contractor staff? 1a. If so please confirm the total agency spend on temporary/contractor staff? 1b. Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 1a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism

2. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit permanent staff? 2a. If so please confirm the total agency spend on permanent staff? 2b. Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 2a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism

3. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with permanent recruitment?

4. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with temporary/contractor recruitment?

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

The Gambling Commissions responses to your enquiries are as follows:

1. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit temporary/contractor staff? Yes

1a. If so please confirm the total agency spend on temporary/contractor staff? £84,991.79 as at 31/12/2022

1b. Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 1a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism Interim planning and scheduling lead Financial Accountant Payroll Temp Personal Assistant Assistant Regulatory Caseworker Interim CFO

2. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit permanent staff? Yes

2a. If so please confirm the total agency spend on permanent staff? £22,100.00 as at 31/12/2022

2b. Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 2a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism Vetting Officer Developer Financial Accountant Interim People Partner

In parts one and two of your request, where you have requested a split of the spend by job title/specialism, we are unable to provide this level of breakdown. This information could be linked to individual salaries, which could personally identify people and costs.

The Data Protection Act 2018 requires the processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would be disproportionate for us to publicly disclose these details unless there is a strong public interest in doing so. These individuals have a legitimate expectation that their personal details will not be disclosed in the context in which they are held.

On balance, there is no legitimate public interest in disclosing this information and it would not be fair to do so.

This information is therefore exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

3. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with permanent recruitment?
4. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with temporary/contractor recruitment?

In relation to the details of staff dealing with recruitment, this is personal data which is exempt from disclosure. The Data Protection Act 2018 requires the processing of personal data to be fair and lawful.

It would be disproportionate for us to publicly disclose the identity of these individuals given their position within the organisation unless there is a strong public interest in doing so. These individuals have a legitimate expectation that their personal details will not be disclosed unnecessarily as they are not public facing roles or roles that are senior enough to warrant their identities being made publicly available.

This information is therefore exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP