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Written question asked by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2005. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Employment Tribunals Service

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the national targets are for the Employment Tribunals Service; and what the performance of its offices in South Devon has been in relation to those targets.
Answer

The Employment Tribunals Service has four key performance targets, related to the Employment Tribunals, which have been agreed with Ministers. The Exeter Employment Tribunal office handles claims for the South Devon area.

Percentage
Target Achievement 2004–05 Exeter
Percentage of single Employment Tribunal cases to a first hearing within 26 weeks of receipt 75 82 89
Minimum to be achieved by all offices in relation to above target 65 67 89
Percentage of Employment Tribunal decisions issued within four weeks of the final hearing 85 87 96
Percentage of Employment Tribunal users satisfied with the service offered by ETS 85 95 95.7

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36890; 440 c2776W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Devon Employment Tribunals Service Exeter Standards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk