I have recently received some information for a query I raised at a Scrutiny meeting in July. Leaving aside the extraordinary tardiness of the response, the figures themselves are shocking. Brent Council expects to spend £17.93 million this year on agency staff and consultants. Whilst it is claimed to be a 10% drop on the previous year, it strikes me as appallingly high and suggestive of a serious managerial problem in the organisation.
An organisation that has shed so many permanent staff should not need to drag in temporary labour to top up the establishment. Either mistakes have been made in the anticipated workload, or temporary labour are being hired without sufficient checks. Either way it is unacceptable.
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