Chief Legal Adviser Theme 1: Action Measure 4 The procedures in relation Efficient payment to legal payments, processes in relation to Objective: Review finance particularly compensation compensation processes within the Directorate of payments, are kept payments ensure that Legal Services relating to continually under review. successful claimants payments. This involves the receive payments to payments of damages and A minimum of 100 which they are entitled claimants’ costs following payments are audited each promptly. It is likely settlement of claims to minimise year in line with ISO/Lexcel that a number of s 75 delays. procedures to ensure that groups will benefit from relevant protocols and time prompt payments, Continue to review current limits have been complied particularly disabled administrative finance processes with. people. Continue with financial audit Any recommendations or process to identify any lessons learned from these unreasonable delays. audits are fully implemented at the earliest opportunity. Continue to implement any recommendations from financial Legal payments are also audit outcomes. subject to formal audit by Internal Audit on a regular basis, usually every two years. Any agreed
Chief Legal Adviser Theme 1: Action Measure 4 Objective: Review finance processes within the Directorate of Legal Services relating to payments. This involves the payments of damages and claimants’ costs following settlement of claims to minimise delays. Continue to review current administrative finance processes Continue with financial audit process to identify any unreasonable delays. Continue to implement any recommendations from financial audit outcomes. The procedures in relation to legal payments, particularly compensation payments, are kept continually under review. A minimum of 100 payments are audited each year in line with ISO/Lexcel procedures to ensure that relevant protocols and time limits have been complied with. Any recommendations or lessons learned from these audits are fully implemented at the earliest opportunity. Legal payments are also subject to formal audit by Internal Audit on a regular basis, usually every two years. Any agreed Efficient payment processes in relation to compensation payments ensure that successful claimants receive payments to which they are entitled promptly. It is likely that a number of s 75 groups will benefit from prompt payments, particularly disabled people.
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