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Freedom of Information request 306-2022

Response published: 11 January 2024

FOI Request

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. How much has this trust spent on overseas recruitment including all recruitment related activities, overseas recruitment trips, agency fees, staff salaries of overseas recruits of all occupations - such as nurses, doctors, admin staff etc - including costs of relocation, flights etc. from 1st January 2017 - the present 31st October 2022.? If possible please break this down by year and by cost type examples given above.. Please acknowledge receipt of this request.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 306-2022

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

How much has this Trust spent on overseas recruitment including all recruitment related activities, overseas recruitment trips, agency fees, staff salaries of overseas recruits of all occupations – such as nurses, doctors, admin staff etc – including costs of relocation, flights etc. from 1st January 2017 – the present 31st October 2022.?

If possible please break this down by year and by cost type examples given above..

Financial Year Financial Year
21/22 22/23 YTD
International Recruitment Costs Apr 21 to Mar 22 Apr 22 to Oct 22
Recruitment Agency Fees 99,524 63,045
Travel & Subsistence 96,434 9,988
Training Expenses 72,996 11,910
Accommodation 89,089 113,010
Mandatory Fees 66,446 69,221
424,489 267,174

Please note we did not separate “overseas/international” costs in this way prior to April 21, so we are unable to identify those all the way back to January 2017.

We also do not categorise whether an employee was recruited internationally once they are on our payroll, their “cost” is simply identified against the team they work in. So, we would not be able to provide this information accurately