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Questions:

How long has the current monitoring officer been in post?
Was the monitoring officer vacancy advertised prior to the current monitoring officer taking up the post, and if so where was it advertised? What are the monitoring officer’s qualifications?

Answer:

The post is currently a shared post with South Somerset District Ccouncil and this person is a qualified local government solicitor

Question:

In the last five years (February 2010 to February 2015) how many permanent vacancies have arisen?
How many of these have been advertised?
How many have been advertised on your website?
How many of these vacancies have not been advertised at all and on whose authority (job title)?

Answer:
This information is not tracked.

Source:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/transparency_5#incoming-626302