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Question

1. HR investigations (a) On how many occasions did the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake HR investigations (e.g. grievance, disciplinary, whistleblowing, etc) involving council employees during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years? (b) What was the average cost per investigation to the council for those conducted in FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22? (c) Through which routes does the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake these HR investigations? (d) Does the council require these external personnel or companies to have any specific professional registrations or licences? If so, please state which. 2. Complaint investigations (a) On how many occasions did the council commission external personnel or companies to investigate complaints from members of the public, customers or service users during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years? (b) What was the average cost per investigation to the council for those conducted in FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22? (c) Through which routes does the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake these complaints investigations? (d) Does the council require these external personnel or companies to have any specific professional registrations or licences? If so, please state which.

Answer

1. HR investigations (a) On how many occasions did the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake HR investigations (e.g. grievance, disciplinary, whistleblowing, etc) involving council employees during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years? Within the period requested HR have commissioned external investigators 3 times to carry out investigations. 2. (b) What was the average cost per investigation to the council for those conducted in FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22? The average cost for the investigations: 20/21 £1,387.50 21/22 £2,288.09 (c) Through which routes does the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake these HR investigations? Does the council require these external personnel or companies to have any specific professional registrations or licences? If so, please state which. This is done because they are child protection allegations and need to be investigated independently as policy and guidelines. The Chair of governors will appoint an investigator and can seek advice from HR on this and they are chosen as they have experience of carrying out such work 2. Complaint investigations (a) On how many occasions did the council commission external personnel or companies to investigate complaints from members of the public, customers or service users during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years? 2021 – 2 2022 - 3 (b) What was the average cost per investigation to the council for those conducted in FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22? 2021 - £2812.16 2022 - £909.37 (c) Through which routes does the council commission external personnel or companies to undertake these complaints investigations? From a pool of investigators utilised by Local Authorities in Wales (d) Does the council require these external personnel or companies to have any specific professional registrations or licences? If so, please state which. No