Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 February 2006. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 March 2006 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Efficiency Targets

Question: To ask the Solicitor-General how much is expected to be saved as a result of meeting the Civil Service workforce reductions targets for his Office set out in the 2004 Spending Review; and whether these savings count towards the agreed efficiency target for his Office set out in the Review.

Answer: The Treasury Solicitor's Department's target is 36 by 31 March 2008, assuming a constant level of business activity. When fully implemented, associated savings in a full year will be £900,000. These savings achieved will count towards the TSol's efficiency target in Spending Review 2004.The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Service¹, Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers, Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office do not have workforce reductions targets."¹ RCPO came into existence after the Spending Review 2004 workforce reduction targets were set but the target (10 equating to £400,000) for its predecessor (the Customs and Excise Prosecutions Office) had already been met."

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