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Nottinghamshire County Council has said it spent more than £1 million a month on agency staff last year.The outlay on temporary workers comes at a time when the council is shedding jobs and has cut millions from its budget.It is one of the highest spending councils on agency staff in the country, a spokesman for the authority confirmed.But the council has defended the strategy, saying a shortage of people with specialist skills for children and adult social care have meant the cost of