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3 days ago
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Wolverhampton Council agrees £75m contract to hire agency staff
City of Wolverhampton Council has agreed a new £75m contract to employ hundreds of temporary agency workers for the next three authority agreed the deal with its existing temporary recruitment partner Adecco having dissolved its own agency YOO Recruit after 11 agreed the contract after experiencing difficulties with recruiting and retaining staff, particularly in specialist roles in adults and children's social care, finance, procurement and IT.A council report said that using agency workers was important to allow it to quickly respond to issues and demand for resource. "The use of agency workers can help the council respond to peaks and troughs in service requirements," it of Wolverhampton Council has spent more than £82.5m on agency staff in the last five years, including £40m in the last two years, the report agency contract could be extended for a further two years which would push the total cost to £100m. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
6 days ago
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New team helps cut Wolverhampton adult social care waiting times
The creation of a new adult social care team has helped to reduce waiting times for people seeking support in Wolverhampton, the council has of Wolverhampton Council recently established the front door team as part of its programme to transform adult social care in the acts as a first point of contact for vulnerable adults who need directing to what support is available, and the authority said it had helped to simplify the process for to the council, it has helped to cut the time it takes for people to get support from months to fewer than five days in most cases. The number of people needing help from social workers has also reduced by half due to the front door team being able to resolve their issues. 'Top priority' The authority's transformation programme, which includes providing more community-based services outside of care homes, came amid rising demand for adult social care in the city, with an increase of 31% over the last five budget for care packages has also increased by £44.6m in that time, with a further £1m approved for 2025 to Paula Brookfield, the council's cabinet member for adults, said adult social care was a "top priority" for people in Wolverhampton."We are determined to ensure adult social care services are the best they can possibly be, but we must also be mindful that the increase in costs which we have seen in recent years is not sustainable in the long term," she said. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
07-05-2025
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Van used in fly-tipping in Wolverhampton crushed, says council
Van used for fly-tipping crushed, says council 14 minutes ago Share Save Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Share Save City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal said the authority would "not hesitate" to crush a fly-tipping vehicle again if needed A van used for fly-tipping has been seized and crushed, the council said. City of Wolverhampton Council said the van had been used in an incident last July, where building materials were dumped in the Whitmore Reans neighbourhood. The council added that its officers had seized the vehicle this year, and its registered keeper had failed to claim it or pay a fine. "Fly-tipping costs Wolverhampton taxpayers around £300,000 a year and we will not tolerate it," councillor Bhupinder Gakhal said in a statement. He added that "this isn't the first time that we have used our powers to crush a vehicle used for fly-tipping" and "we will not hesitate to do it again if such selfish and criminal acts continue". In England, local authorities lead on investigating and clearing small-scale fly-tipping, as well as enforcing any penalties. The Environment Agency investigates some incidents that are on a large scale or carried out by organised gangs. Higher fines and drones Wolverhampton's council said the fly-tipping incident involving the van had been filmed by a resident and evidence had been submitted. It added that the waste had been dumped on land belonging to Wolverhampton Homes, a not-for-profit organisation that manages most of the city's council homes. The council said its environmental crime team located the van, which was not seen at the registered keeper's address, in a different part of the city in February. Further investigations into the fly-tipping incident were still ongoing, it said. Wolverhampton's council increased the maximum fine for fly-tippers from £400 to £1,000 earlier this year, in line with many other local authorities. It has also started using a drone to scan areas prone to fly-tipping. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
