1. Portfolio/Number/Name:FPSR-C/C1 - Standards Commission |
2. Programme/Activity: Please
include a short description Implement improved ICT and
case-management system to make tracking of
investigations and hearings in ethical
standards cases more efficient. |
3. Planned Savings | | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Cash (m) | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 |
Time Releasing (m) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. Accountable Officer for
delivery | Andrew Goudie, Head of FCSD |
5. Project Manager | Morris Fraser |
6. EGDG account manager | Carolyn Girvan |
7. Quality Impact | Describe any impact on the quality
of service delivery. Be specific and
explain if the expectation is positive,
negative or neutral. Positive impact expected - more
efficient availability of information. |
8. Dependencies | Explain if your savings are
dependant on legislation or other
structural changes being achieved. Dependent on acquisition of suitable
case management system |
9. Description of efficiency and
actions to be taken | 9.1 How will the saving be made? Be
specific about number/size of contracts, staff,
posts dates etc. Introduction of case management system
will reduce time and effort required to
track casework. Saving will be equivalent
of half a Higher Executive Officer
equivalent per year. |
9.2 What action is critically needed to
secure delivery of this saving? Be specific,
and name the key action managers if they are
outwith your immediate management chain (e.g.
in an NDPB.) Standards Commission will have to
acquire suitable case management
system. |
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
Ministers 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. 16,000 |
12.2 Against what budget does this
expenditure and saving fall? Standards Commission Grant In Aid |
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? Budget figures are 390,000 in 2005-06
and 380,000 in 2006-08 |
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. None |
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 (e.g. in terms of
costs, level of output or quality of
service)? Efficiency benefits to be measured in
terms of time saved |
14.2 What monitoring & 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 will be in place?) Standards Commission will monitor time
savings on the new system, and report
monthly to Ministers. |
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)
Monitoring via reports from
Standards Commission. Rely entirely on
accurate compiling of time savings to
be carried out by Standards
Commission.
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