§ Lord Gainfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
When the Court Service is to be established as an executive agency.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern):Further to my Answer of 27 May 1993 to my noble friend, Lord Davidson (Official Report, 27 May 1993, col. WA 36), I am pleased to confirm that I shall establish the Court Service as an executive agency on 3 April 1995. I will arrange for a copy of the framework document for the Court Service to be placed in the Library. The following table sets out the key performance targets which I have set for the Court Service for 1995–96:
The Court Service—key performance targets for 1995–96 Business area Performance indicator Target Crown Court 1 Percentage of defendants committed for trial waiting 16 weeks or less 70% 2. Unit cost of a productive courtroom hour £ 462.40 County Courts 3. Percentage of administrative process dealt with within target time 90% 4. Unit cost of an hour of administrative work as measured by the business management system £ 53.39 High Courts 5. Percentage of administrative process dealt with within target time 93% Enforcement 6. Number of warrants paid as a percentage of number of correctly directed warrants 65% Quality 7. Percentage of courts meeting all courts charter standards 95% Cost recovery 8. Percentage of the costs of civil business recovered 75%