1. Portfolio/Number/Name:EYP/C1 Efficiency savings in the Scottish
Qualifications Authority |
2. Programme/Activity: Please
include a short description SQA will deliver continuous improvement
and increasing efficiencies in financial
management leading to more efficient
operational activity. |
3. Planned Savings | | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Cash (m) | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Time Releasing (m) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. Accountable Officer for
delivery | Mike Ewart |
5. Project Manager | Kenny McKenzie |
6. EGDG account manager | Gillian Woolman |
7. Quality Impact | Describe any impact on the quality
of service delivery. Be specific and
explain if the expectation is positive,
negative or neutral. Neutral |
8. Dependencies | Explain if your savings are
dependent on legislation or other
structural changes being achieved. None |
9. Description of efficiency and
actions to be taken | 9.1 How will the saving being made?
Be specific about number/size of contracts,
staff, posts, dates, etc. Procurement and purchasing regimes will
be improved and budget holders will be
required to continuously challenge the need
to incur cost. Operational costs will be
flat-lined across each of the three years
and savings to offset the impact of
inflation on an ongoing basis. |
9.2 What action is critically
needed to secure delivery of this saving?
Be specific, name the key action managers
if they are outwith your immediate
management chain (eg in an NDPB) Delivery is dependent on the SQA. As
Chief Executive of the SQA, Anton Colella
is accountable for the delivery of these
savings. |
10. Impact on Staffing to achieve the efficiency
gain | If there are to be any changes in
staff numbers (at activity level) to
achieve the efficiency gain, please
indicate how many full time equivalents and
how far you expect savings to be achieved
by natural wastage (show additions as + and
reductions as -). |
| 2005- 06 | 2006- 07 | 2007- 08 |
+ | | | |
- | | | |
Net | | | |
Explanation | N/A |
11. Benefits | In general, the benefits of the
Scottish Executive Efficiency Plan are the
enhanced outputs from the resources
Minister have been able to allocate in
SR04. but if there is a direct connection
between this efficiency saving and the
enhancement of a particular service please
describe it here. N/A |
12. Gross/Net Cash Savings | 12.1 Please set out the gross
recurring saving and any offsetting
recurring expenditure. 0.3m in 2005-06, 0.7m in 2006-07 and 1m
in 2007-08 |
12.2 Against which budget does this
expenditure and saving fall? SQA Resource - A/C60100290 |
12.3 Has this saving been built
into your budget? Yes |
12.4 If so, what is the maximum
allowable expenditure against the budget
data, in each year, for that saving to be
delivered? 11.5m in 2005-06, 8.7m in 2006-07 and
8.2m in 2007-08 |
12.5 If not, how do you propose to
invest the additional cash back into public
services? N/A |
12.6 What plans do you have to
exceed the required saving? Explain by how
much in each year. N/A |
13. Time - release savings | 13.1 Please explain any
time-releasing savings indicated at
question 3 N/A |
13.2 Please describe the method you
plan to use to calculate the cash
equivalent of those time release
savings N/A |
14. Measurement and
Monitoring | 14.1 How are you proposing to
measure the expected efficiency benefits
(eg in terms of costs, level of output or
quality of service)? Delivery will be measured through
monthly financial monitoring and annual
budget setting exercises. |
14.2 What monitoring and reporting
procedures will be put in place to measure
the efficiency savings (How often will
progress towards the target be monitored?
Who will have lead responsibility for
reporting progress and what procedures are
in place?) Efficiency savings will be monitored as
part of the normal monthly financial
monitoring provided by SQA. |
14.3 Monitoring Data: Sources,
validation and risks - What data will be used to
measure progress? Is all the required
information quantifiable and readily
available? If not what action will be
taken to rectify this?
- What measures will be in place
to validate the accuracy of the data?
Who will take responsibility for this?
- Are there any issues or risks
relating to how you plan to use the
data? (e.g. accuracy, difficulties in
collection)
Progress will be measured
through the provision of financial data
provided to the sponsor team by
SQA
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