HC Deb 19 July 2001 vol 372 cc329-30W
Mr. Watts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre Defence Agency for 2001–02. [5989]

Mr. Ingram

The role of the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre is to train the armed forces and other intelligence agencies in intelligence and security disciplines, and conduct after capture; to maintain an operational capability; and to contribute to effective and timely advice to the armed forces on appropriate intelligence and security matters. The key targets for the agency for the 12 months from April 2001 are:

Key Target 1To satisfy 100 per cent. of operational tasking required by the Department to the standard specified by the tasking authority. This target will be met if all operational requirements for the field HUMINT team (1(UK) FHT) and the defence debriefing team (DDT) are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the tasking authority. (a) 1(UK) FHT and DDT commensurate with allocated resources:

  1. (1) The number of man training days (MTDs) deployed against those required by Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) authorised tasking;
  2. (2) Customer satisfaction is 100 per cent.
Key Target 2To deliver at least 90 per cent. of a Training Programme endorsed by the defence intelligence training policy group (DITPG) within agreed resources. This target will be achieved if an endorsed programme of courses and MTDs are arranged by DISC. Poor take-up or Sponsor postponement/cancellation of courses shall not impact on the target. Additional resources provided for non-programmed tasks shall be subject to separate measurement.
  1. (a) 90 per cent. of agreed total programme satisfactorily mounted. (MTDs offered for take up against previously agreed requirement within the allocated Resource Budget);
  2. (b) 10 per cent. of required MTDs not provided due to lack of DISC resources or capability.
 Key Target 3To ensure that the training provided by DISC meets the quality requirements of its customers. This target will be met if the requirement for each course has been determined by the Statement of Training Requirement (SOTR) process and the quality of the training has been validated using the Systems Approach to Training (SAT) benchmark.
  1. (a) 100 per cent. of all courses programmed have an agreed SOTR;
  2. (b) 80 per cent. of all courses programmed have been SAT validated, up to and including Internal Validation, by April 2002 and thereafter maintained at this level or better;
  3. (c) 90 per cent. of all DISC training staff have attended prescribed job related training within six months of appointment.
 Key Target 4To reduce the "Real Terms" cost of delivering the average training place made available by the DISC by 2 per cent. in FY 2001–02. The target will be met if a 2 per cent. or greater reduction in average MTD costs is achieved between 1 April 2001 and 3I March 2002.