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National Standards

The work of the National Probation Service is governed by a set of National Standards, and the performance of individual Probation Trusts and Probation Areas are marked against these targets.

PERFORMANCE METRICS 2007-2008

CUSTOMER RESULTS

  Reference

Description of Metric

Target

%

Actual

R&C1

95% of victims to be contacted within 8 weeks of an offender receiving 12 months or imprisonment for a serious sexual or violent offence.

 

100%

100%

R&S12

 

Number of referrals to LSC (in the community)

842

1305

PT9

Number of unemployed offenders gaining employment against target.

None

405

 

R&S2

263 offenders under supervision sustain employment for 4 weeks.

263

300

 

R&S16

70% of offenders living in settled and suitable accommodation at the end of their order or licence.

70%

77%

 

PEOPLE RESULTS

  Reference

Description of Metric

Target

%

Actual

-

 

-

Proportion of race and ethnic monitoring data on (a) staff and (b) offenders which is returned on time and using the correct (Census 2001) classifications.

Reduce sickness absence in the NPS to average of 9 days per member of staff per year.

 

95%

 

9 days

 

99%

 

8.6 days

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE RESULTS

  Reference

Description of Metric

Target

%

Actual

 

 

 

 

PP1

At least 90% of OASys assessments must be completed or updated with the appropriate timescales (5 days following sentence or release on licence for all Tier 4 cases (excluding PPOs).

 

90%

 

 

 

98%

 

OM1

At least 90% of OASys assessments must be completed or updated within the appropriate timescales (15 days following sentence or release on licence for all Tier 1 (where appropriate), Tier 2 and Tier 3 cases.

90%

81%

RR2

At least 95% of OASys assessments must be completed or updated within the appropriate timescales (5 days following sentence or release on licence for all PPO cases.)

99%

98%

 

 

DoJ8

90% of Pre Sentence Reports (PSRs) are completed as below:

  • FDRs within timescales agreed by LCJB
  • SDRs (not remanded in custody) within timescales agreed by LCJB
  • SDRs when remanded in custody within timescales agreed by LCJB

·       SDRs requested by Commissioning Court within timescales agreed by LCJB.

 

90%

 

 

93%

 

 

DoJ13

To maintain at below 2.0% the proportion of Unpaid Work offender days which are lost because of stand-downs - either on the day or notified in advance.

2.0%

1.0%

DoJ15

Number of successful completions of Unpaid Work against target.

 

 

900

1150

 

DoJ6

Achieve an average of 35 working days from the relevant unacceptable failure to comply to resolution of cases; and to resolve 60% of breaches of community penalties within 25 working days of the relevant unacceptable failure to comply.(CJS measure)

 

 

35 days

 

60%

39

days

 

56%

DoJ5

Initiation of breach proceedings in accordance with National Standards within 10 working days in [x]% of cases.

90%

96%

DoJ1

The percentage of arranged appointments which the offender attends in the first 26 weeks to be no fewer than 85%.

85%

87%

DoJ4

The percentage of cases that reach the six months stage without requiring breach action (no second unacceptable failure to comply with an order, no third unacceptable failure to comply with a licence) to be no fewer .  

70%

75%

DoJ9

70% of orders and licences successfully completed.

70%

 70%

R&S6

80% of offenders are retained on DTTO/DRR for 12 weeks.

 

 

  80%

 

 88%

R&S7

281 offenders start a DTTO/DRR

281

 

306

R&S18

Number of sex offender treatment programmes completed by offenders.

  21

     27

 

R&S13

Number of accredited offending behaviour programmes completed by offenders.

329

   407

R&S20

Number of accredited programmes for domestic violence completed by offenders.

  30

  59

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 13 October 2008 )