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7. SCRA KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES (CORPORATE PLAN 2006-09)

The Scottish Ministers have approved the SCRA's Corporate Plan for2006-09 and consider the following are the key strategic indicators and performance measures:

Standard/Baseline

2006/07 Target

2007/08 Target

SCRA Key Performance Indicators
The average number of working days for referrals on offence grounds from receipt of referral to Hearing decision 1

74 days

68 days

65 days

The average number of working days for referrals on non-offence grounds from receipt of referral to Hearing decision

130 days

130 days

128 days

The percentage of decisions on referrals made within 50 working days of receipt 2

60%

60%

65%

SCRA Key Performance Measures

The percentage of Hearings scheduled to take place within 20 working days 3

90%

75%

77%

The percentage of Hearings scheduled to take place within 30 working days

New

90%

92%


The percentage of written notifications of referral outcomes sent to children and families within five working days 4

60%

60%

62%

The percentage of written notifications of referral outcomes sent to children and families within eight working days

New

75%

77%

The percentage of written notifications of Hearing decisions sent to children and families within five working days

60%

85%

87%

The percentage of written notifications of Hearing decisions sent to children and families within eight working days

New

91%

92%

The percentage of non-offence applications established at court

92%

95%

95%

The degree to which SCRA core properties comply with SCRA property standards

70%

75%

75%

The percentage of staff attendance

95.7%

95%

95%

The average number of days training per member of staff

5.1%

4 days

5 days

The percentage of expenditure that is within budget

95%

97%

97%

1 Based on the Blueprint for the Processing of Children's Hearings Cases (Scottish Executive, January 2001). Progress against targets will require effective joint working between SCRA and its local authority partners
2 A standard from the Blueprint for the Processing of Children's Hearings Cases
3 A standard from the Blueprint for the Processing of Children's Hearings Cases
4 CIPD Public Sector industry average
5 CIPD Public Sector industry average
6 CIPD Public Sector industry average
7 Scottish Executive Financial Memorandum with SCRA sets a maximum 5% tolerance for carry forward on running costs

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