https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6160<\/a><\/p> <\/p>
This provides access to a range of generalist, specialist and niche contingent labour agencies offering a wide range of suppliers, maximum margins, free transfer to permanent after 12 weeks and onboarding, contracting and payroll services.<\/p>
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Use of these frameworks provides robust governance, visibility, value for money and flexibility in meeting departmental contingent labour needs.<\/p>
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(b) agency retainer fees<\/p>
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We have interpreted agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service. This is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed term post.<\/p>
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Agency retainer fees are not applicable to the contingent labour market.<\/p>
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There is no recorded expenditure on agency retainer fees.<\/p>"}
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Please see below the figures for Agency staff spend<\/p>
2020 - £4,203,377.57
2021 - £7,785,868.09
2022 - £2,369,262.08<\/p>
We have interpreted your reference to agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service; this is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed term post. Agency retainer fees are not applicable to the contingent labour market.<\/p>
The department does not separate the costs of agency workers, contingent labour, or associated agency retainer fees in our accounts. A breakdown could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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The Department\u2019s published figures in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts includes the total contingent labour expenditure figures for the core Department and its Executive Agencies. These numbers are available online at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dft-annual-reports-and-accounts<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>
The table below provides the total spend on contingent labour<\/p>
for DVSA, covering financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21, as these figures are not included in the total Departmental contingent labour expenditure published in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts for those years:<\/p>
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