Written question asked by John Marshall (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: Statement on the key performance targets for the Court Service Executive Agency for 1997-98. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what are the key performance targets for The Court Service executive agency for 1997-98. [21621] Mr. Streeter: The following table sets out the key performance targets that the Lord Chancellor has set for The Court Service for 1997-98. The Court Service Key performance targets 1997-98 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Indicator Target Quality of Service 1. Average percentage of Charter standards 99 per cent. achieved Civil Courts 2. Percentage of Administrative process 92 per cent. dealt with within target time Crown Court 3. Percentage of defendants whose trial 75 per cent. commences within target time (16 weeks) or less Unit costs (Civil) 4. Unit cost of an item of originating £95 process in the civil courts Cost recovery 5. Percentage of the cost of the civil 91 per cent. courts recovered through fees Unit costs (Crown) 6. Unit cost of a case in the Crown Court £1,926 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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