treating victims of crime with courtesy, dignity and respect providing information to the public about Commonwealth criminal law and prosecutions. Performance information Year Performance criteria Targets 2016–17 Compliance in addressing the terms of the test for Expect to achieve 100% prosecution in the Prosecution Policy of the (target: 100%) Commonwealth, namely the existence of a prima facie case, reasonable prospects of conviction and that prosecution is required in the public interest, when deciding to commence or continue a prosecution. Partner agency satisfaction with DPP service Biennial—achieved 83% delivery. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is (target: 90%) gathered about partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Characteristics evaluated include timeliness, relevance to partner agency business, responsiveness and level of communication. The results deliver a comprehensive evidence base to inform continuous improvement. Prosecutions resulting in a conviction. The Expect to achieve 99% conviction/finding of rate is calculated by taking (target: 90%) the number of defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants convicted or acquitted. The calculation does not include defendants where the DPP discontinued the prosecution against them in its entirety or where a prosecution has commenced and the defendant failed to appear before a court. It does include findings of guilt that do not result in a conviction. Table 2.2: Performance criteria for Outcome 1 (continued) Program 1.1: An independent service to prosecute alleged offences against the criminal law of the Commonwealth (continued) Performance information Year Performance criteria Targets 2017–18 Compliance in addressing the terms of the test for 100% compliance with the prosecution in the Prosecution Policy of the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth, namely the existence of a prima Commonwealth facie case, reasonable prospects of conviction and that prosecution is required in the public interest, when deciding to commence or continue a prosecution. 90% partner agency Partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is satisfaction gathered about partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Characteristics evaluated include timeliness, relevance to partner agency business, responsiveness and level of communication. The results deliver a comprehensive evidence base to inform continuous improvement. Prosecutions resulting in a conviction. The 90% of prosecutions conviction/finding of guilt rate is calculated by taking resulting in a conviction the number of defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants convicted or acquitted. The calculation does not include defendants where the DPP discontinued the prosecution against them in its entirety or where a prosecution has commenced and
treating victims of crime with courtesy, dignity and respect providing information to the public about Commonwealth criminal law and prosecutions. Performance information Year Performance criteria Targets 2016–17 Compliance in addressing the terms of the test for prosecution in the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth, namely the existence of a prima facie case, reasonable prospects of conviction and that prosecution is required in the public interest, when deciding to commence or continue a prosecution. Expect to achieve 100% (target: 100%) Partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is gathered about partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Characteristics evaluated include timeliness, relevance to partner agency business, responsiveness and level of communication. The results deliver a comprehensive evidence base to inform continuous improvement. Biennial—achieved 83% (target: 90%) Prosecutions resulting in a conviction. The conviction/finding of rate is calculated by taking the number of defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants convicted or acquitted. The calculation does not include defendants where the DPP discontinued the prosecution against them in its entirety or where a prosecution has commenced and the defendant failed to appear before a court. It does include findings of guilt that do not result in a conviction. Expect to achieve 99% (target: 90%) Table 2.2: Performance criteria for Outcome 1 (continued) Program 1.1: An independent service to prosecute alleged offences against the criminal law of the Commonwealth (continued) Performance information Year Performance criteria Targets 2017–18 Compliance in addressing the terms of the test for prosecution in the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth, namely the existence of a prima facie case, reasonable prospects of conviction and that prosecution is required in the public interest, when deciding to commence or continue a prosecution. 100% compliance with the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth Partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is gathered about partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Characteristics evaluated include timeliness, relevance to partner agency business, responsiveness and level of communication. The results deliver a comprehensive evidence base to inform continuous improvement. 90% partner agency satisfaction Prosecutions resulting in a conviction. The conviction/finding of guilt rate is calculated by taking the number of defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants convicted or acquitted. The calculation does not include defendants where the DPP discontinued the prosecution against them in its entirety or where a prosecution has commenced and 90% of prosecutions resulting in a conviction
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