FOI / 3705 / 2018 - Staffing levels and recruitment 2018

Initial Request:

Subject: Staffing levels and recruitment Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Please tell me:

1. a) The total number of current vacancies for retained (part-time) personnel for your stations.

b) Which position has been advertised for the longest period of time? (Please give in days.)

2. a) The current number of vacancies for full time (wholetime) personnel in your area for stations. Please detail which station.

b) Which position has been advertised for the longest period of time?

Final response:

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find our response to your request below.

1) On Call recruitment

a. Budgeted heads ? 519

b. On Call headcount at 31 Dec 2017? 508

c. Difference - 11

2) Wholetime recruitment? We are not actively recruiting for Wholetime firefighters.

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