Scottish Government

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
Template for technical notes

2. ADMINISTRATION
A/C1 - CAP Reform
A/C2 - Better Procurement
A/C3 - HR Reform Programme
A/C4 - eRDM
A/C5 - Savings from non-staff costs/better staff deployment

3. COMMUNITIES
C/C1 - Reducing unit costs in Communities Scotland Development Programme
C/C2 - Efficiencies in Supporting People programme
C/C3 - Telephony UpgradeNew
C/C4 - IT Maintenance CostsNew
C/C5 - Closure of Redundant HR Systems and Termination of Maintenance and SupportNew
C/C6 - Review property portfolioNew
C/C7 - Central Heating Programme ( CHP)New
C/T3 - Improving the Targeting, effectiveness & efficiency of housing investment
C/T4 - Reduce regulatory burden, particularly on RSLs
C/T7 - Modernising Building Standards

4. CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE
COPFS/C1 - Alternatives to Prosecution
COPFS/C2 - Case Related Costs & Estates Rationalisation
COPFS/C3 - Increase Sheriff's solemn sentencing power to 5 years
COPFS/C4 - Staff Savings from introduction of New IT system
COPFS/C5 - Data NetworkNew
COPFS/T1 - Improvements in reporting, handling & disposal of criminal justice cases. (Now also incorporates COPFS/T2)
COPFS/T3- Review of Summary JusticeNew

5. EDUCATION AND YOUNG PEOPLE
EYP/C1 - Efficiency savings in the Scottish Qualifications Authority
EYP/C3 - Savings from EYP central government expenditure
EYP/T1 - School Building Programme
EYP/T2 - Use of classroom assistants
EYP/T3 - Improved access to downloaded teaching and learning resources
EYP/T4 - Children's Hearings

6. ENTERPRISE AND LIFELONG LEARNING
ELL/C1 - Scottish Enterprise Savings
ELL/C3 & T1- Scottish Further Education Colleges and Higher Education Institutions
ELL/C4 - Scottish Enterprise efficiencies from Line-by-Line Review of Overhead costsNew
ELL/C5 - Scottish Enterprise: Print Strategy EfficienciesNew
ELL/C6 - Highlands & Islands EnterpriseNew
ELL/C7 - Scottish Enterprise: Network Support Rationalisation and AQ UtilisationNew
ELL/C9 - Sector Skills Alliance ScotlandNew
ELL/C10 - Scottish Intellectual Asset Management ltdNew
ELL/C11 - Scottish University for Industry (Sufi) Operational efficienciesNew
ELL /C12 Scottish Enterprise: Information Services ImplementationNew
ELL/T4 - (formerly ELL/T3) Scottish Enterprise Network: Single CRM database efficienciesNew
ELL/T5 - Scottish Qualifications Authority Accreditation UnitNew

7. ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ERD/C1 - Efficiency savings in Forestry Commission Scotland
ERD/C2 & T2 - Savings in Scottish Environment Protection Agency
ERD/C3 - Savings in Scottish Natural Heritage
ERD/C4 - "On the Ground" ProgrammeNew
ERD/C5 - Strategic Waste FundNew
ERD/T1 - ERAD Science Programme

8. FINANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
FPSR-C/C1 - Standards Commission
FPSR-C/C2 - Inspectorate of Prosecution
FPSR-C/C3 - Internal efficiency savings in the Scottish Public Pensions Agency
FPSR-C/C6 - (formerly ELL/C2) Scottish Science Centres Programme
FPSRLG/C1 - Assumed Local Government efficiency savings
FPSR- LG/C2 - Fire Service Reform
FPSR- LG/C3 - Efficiency savings in the Scottish Police Service
FPSR- LG/C5 - Modernising Government and Efficient Government Fund

9. HEALTH
H/C1 - NHS Procurement
H/C2 - NHS Support Service Reform
H/C3 - NHS Logistics Reform
H/C4 - Improved prescribing of drugs
H/C7 - NHS Efficiency Savings
H/C8 - Facilities Management System ( FMS) in NHSScotland
H/C9 - Drugs pricing
H/C10- Efficiency savings in the Care Commission.
H/C11- Countering NHS FraudNew
H/T1 - Reduction in sickness absence
H/T2 - Increasing Consultant Productivity
H/T3 - Scottish Primary Care Collaborative
H/T4 - Outpatient Programme / Specialty Redesign Projects
H/T5 - Outpatient Programme / Patient Focussed Booking ( PFB)
H/T6 - Electronic transmission of lab results to GPs
H/T9 - Digital X-rays / Picture Archive Computer System ( PACS)
H/T10 - Supporting Day Surgery as the NormNew
H/T11 - Improving Review to New Ratio in Acute Outpatient AttendancesNew
H/T12 - Reducing the Average Length of Stay of Routine In-patientsNew
H/T13 - Reducing the average length of stay for non-routine inpatientsNew

10. JUSTICE
J/C1 - Fire Central Government
J/C2 - Community Justice Services
J/C3 - Scottish Court Service
J/C4 - Legal Aid - changes in rules and increased efficiency
J/C5 - Efficiency savings in Scottish Prison Service
J/C6 - Accountant in Bankruptcy
J/T6 - Review of Summary Justice
J/T8 - Prison Escorting & Court Custody Savings
J/T9 - Time releasing efficiency savings in the Police Service

11. TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT
TCS/C1 - Efficiency savings from Cultural and Sport NDPBs
TCS/C2 - Efficiency Savings in Tourism network
TCS/C3 - Historic Scotland Procurement EfficienciesNew
TCS/C4 - Improved Procurement & Invoicing Processes from TCSNDPB'sNew
TCS/C5 - Gaelic Digital TVNew

12. TRANSPORT
T/C1 - Rail Franchise - Procurement
T/C2 - Concessionary Fares
T/C3 - Rail Franchise - Introduction of ticket machines
T/C5 - Highlands and Islands Airport ( HIAL) Limited
T/C6 - Caledonian MacBrayne
T/T1 - Management and Maintenance of the Trunk Road Network
T/T2-Sustainable Reconstruction Technique (Trunk Road Network)New

13. OTHER
O/C1 - Non NHS Procurement
O/C2 - Scottish Water savings
O/T1 - Registers of Scotland

14. List of efficiency projects with expected savings less than £0.5m

15. List of Non-recurring efficiency projects