- Asked by: Scott Barrie, MSP for Dunfermline West, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement about the targets it expects the Registers of Scotland Executive Agency to achieve in the financial year 1999-2000.
Answer
I have set the Registers of Scotland the following targets for 1999-2000:
- for the Trading Fund to achieve a return of 6% on net capital employed over the 3-year period ending 31 March 2000;
- to continue the Land Register extension programme by achieving the transfer of the Counties of Berwick, East Lothian, Peebles, Roxburgh and Selkirk to the Land Register on 1 October 1999 and preparing for the transfer of the Counties of Argyll and Bute on 1 April 2000.
- to maintain and enhance customer service through retention of their Charter Mark; by achieving a 97% rating for overall customer care; and by processing 95% of all other enquiries in compliance with the Registers of Scotland Customer Service Policy published in May 1999;
- to achieve turnaround times:
- averaging 40, but not exceeding 50 working days for Sasine Writs;- averaging 40, but not exceeding 60 working days for Dealings with Whole;- not exceeding 200 working days for 60% of Domestic First Registrations;
- to reduce unit costs by 5% in real terms for Sasine Writs by 31 March 2000 from the base at 31 March 1997;
- to reduce unit costs by 2.4% in real terms for Dealings with Whole by 31 March 2000 from the base at 31 March 1997;
- to reduce the standard production cost index by 1.5% by 31 March 2000 from its base at 31 March 1999;
- to launch the first phase of Registers Direct by 31 August 1999 and the second phase by 31 March 2000; and
to achieve a registration accuracy of at least 96% during 1999-2000.
- Asked by: Scott Barrie, MSP for Dunfermline West, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has set for the Scottish Court Service for 1999-2000.
Answer
The targets I have set for the Scottish Court Service (SCS) are shown in the table below. Details of the performance of the Service against its targets in previous years are given in the SCS Annual Report and Accounts for 1998/99 which were laid before Parliament on Tuesday 20 July.
SCOTTISH COURT SERVICE: TARGETS 1999/2000
Target No | Brief Description of Target | Target 1999/2000 |
1 | no case should fall as a result of statutory time limits being breached | 0 |
2 | %age diets in Court of Session allocated within time limits set by the Lord President | 93% |
3 | %age criminal appeals allocated to a roll within time limits set by the Lord Justice General | 60% |
4 | weighted average waiting period for summary cases in the Sheriff Courts | 12 weeks |
5 | weighted average waiting period for civil cases in the Sheriff Courts | 12 weeks |
6 | weighted average %age summary criminal trial lack of time adjournments | 5% |
7 | %age achievement of administrative standards in the Supreme Courts | 95% |
8 | %age achievement of administrative standards in the Sheriff Courts | 85% |
9 | %age Courthouses meeting the "Coming to Court" standard | 87% |
10 | cost of staff, accommodation etc, per sitting day | £950 |
- Asked by: Scott Barrie, MSP for Dunfermline West, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has set for the Scottish Prison Service Agency for 1999-2000.
Answer
I have set the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service the following targets:
Performance Measures | Key Targets |
- The number of prisoners unlawfully at large
| No 'A' category prisoners should escape.The number of escapes by 'B' category prisoners should be no higher than 0.8 per 1,000 prisoners (ie 5).The number of escapes by 'C' category prisoners should be no higher that 1.3 per 1,000 (ie 8). |
- The number of serious assaults on staff and prisoners
| The number of serious assaults on staff should be no higher than 2.8 per 1,000 staff (14).The number of serious assaults on prisoners should be less than the 1998-99 outturn (<129). |
- Basic quality of life for prisoners
| By end March 2000, 76% of available prisoner places will have access to night sanitation. |
- The number of available opportunities for prisoners' self-development
| To ensure that 850 prisoners have completed programmes in the fields of one or more cognitive skills, sex offending, anger management or drugs relapse prevention. |
- Average cost per prisoner place
| To keep costs within the £28,761 per place available for use. |
- The level of absence through staff sickness
| To reduce the average number of days lost through staff sickness to 14. |
- Asked by: Scott Barrie, MSP for Dunfermline West, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it intends to take to reduce child poverty in Scotland.
Answer
We want to give the best possible start to all Scottish children and will bepromoting an integrated programme of distinctive Scottish measures,including initiatives in education, childcare and health.
- Asked by: Scott Barrie, MSP for Dunfermline West, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it intends to take to reduce child poverty in Scotland.
Answer
We want to give the best possible start to all Scottish children and will be promoting an integrated programme of distinctive Scottish measures, including initiatives in education, childcare and health.