Lots of interesting FOI requests here.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/dass_staff_suspensions_2011#outgoing-161774
Apparently only two Wirral employees have been suspended this year despite all of the bad reports etc.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/staff_suspensions_dass_2006_2010#incoming-223026
The information on previous suspensions fails to disclose when senior officers were suspended.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/agency_social_work_value_for_mon#outgoing-162061
They appear to spend a lot on agency social workers too which are expensive after getting rid of 29 exerienced to replace them with Social care burger flippers.
They are also coy when it comes to revealing who will be looking at their CQC improvements
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cqc_implementation_plan_monitori#outgoing-155643
And they refuse to reveal how they are getting on with their milestones
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cqc_improvement_plan_milestones#outgoing-155625
Here’s another with regard to social work agency costs being much higher than social workers. No wonder they have a huge deficit!
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/agency_social_work_value_for_mon#outgoing-162061
Wirralleaks 