Forensic Science Service Agency

HC Deb 04 May 1993 vol 224 c72W

Sir John Wheeler

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what targets he has set for the Forensic Science Service Agency for 1993–94.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

During 1993–94 I shall expect the FSS to continue to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. The financial targets are recovery of full economic costs, a unit cost of £452 with an efficiency gain of 1.6 per cent. The service level targets are to improve turnround times on average by 12 per cent. over 1992–93 meeting specific target dates for seven types of offence, and to achieve accreditation to the national measurement accreditation service and BS5750 standards in all six operational laboratories.