Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08 - Foreign Affairs Committee Contents


Annex A8

2008-09

October

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AGAINST DSOs


DSO target and Director responsible for
delivery
Outcome
Performance Outcome area
Autumn Performance
Report 2008-09 rating
Previous Rating
Key to Performance Rating

DSO 1 A flexible Global Network:
1
Network delivers key priorities of WP
Amber
Green
Strong Progress
James Bevan, DG Change and Delivery
2
Network is realigned
Amber
Amber/Green
Some progress
3
Network remains flexible
Red
Amber
Some progress
4
Network remains global
Green
Amber/Red
Some progress
5
Network delivers change
Amber
Red
No progress
TOTAL OUTCOMES
5
OVERALL RATING
Amber
White
Not assessed/Not Known
DSO 2 Support the British Economy:
1
Attract high value foreign direct investment to the UK
Amber
Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive UKTI
2
Improve the performance of UK business
Amber
3
Increase the quantity of R&D activity
Green
Commentary
4
Improve the UK's reputation
Amber
5
Improve UKTI's operational performance
Green
During CSR'07, Financial Management Group
TOTAL OUTCOMES
5
OVERALL RATING
Amber
(FMG) will report performance against the FCO's 8
DSOs and their underpinning key outcomes. The
DSO 3 Support British Nationals Abroad:
1
Quality of service
Green
first 6 monthly assessment against our CSR'07
Julian Braithwaite, Director Consular Services
2
Professionalism of our staff
Amber
targets, covering the period 1 April to 30 September
3
Consistent service delivery
Green
2008 is shown here
4
Efficient working
Amber
TOTAL OUTCOMES
4
OVERALL RATING
Green
DSO 4 Support managed Migration for Britain:
1
Return of Immigration Offenders
Red
All assessments have been agreed by DSO monitors
Judith Macgregor, Director Migration
2
Returns and reintegration fund
Amber
(except DSO 4 - Migration, which is still to be
3
Strengthen UK Borders and boost Britains economy
Amber
finalised), and will be reported against in full, in the
4
Contribution to PSA on asylum
Amber
soon to be published Autumn Performance Report
5
International and EU cooperation to meet UK objectives
Green
(December 2008).
TOTAL OUTCOMES
5
OVERALL RATING
Amber
DSO 5 Counter Terrorism, Weapons Proliferation and their causes:
1
Focus international CT work on HMG's CONTEST CT strategy
Amber
There will be no further amendments to these DSO assessments until May 2009
Simon Manley, Director Defence and Strategic Threats
1A
Prevent: Reduce the threat posed by violent extremism
Amber
1B
Pursue: Enhance the detection and disruption of terrorists
Amber
1C
Protect: Reduce the vulnerability of UK interests
Amber
The assessment provided is in line with HM Treasury
1D
Prepare: Baseline standards for response to terrorist incidents
Amber
requirements for external reporting.
2
Address the threat from WMD
Red
3
Prevent terrorists from acquiring CBRN materials
Amber
4
Tackle the threat posed by conventional weapons
Amber
TOTAL OUTCOMES
8
OVERALL RATING
Amber/Red
DSO 6 Prevent and Resolve Conflict:
1
Better early warning and early action
Amber/Red
Notes:
Paul Johnston, Director International Security
2
Better integrated national and international approach to PSOs
Amber/Green
3
Increased capabilities to tackle Conflict
Amber/Green
No previous assessment are shown as the DSOs are
4
Increased capability to tackle long-term causes of Conflict
Amber/Red
being rated for the first time.
5
Reduced impact of Conflict
Amber/Red
TOTAL OUTCOMES
5
OVERALL RATING
Amber/Red
DSO 7 Promote a low carbon, high growth, Global economy:
1
Visable and accelerated shift in investment
Amber/Red
Vicky Bowman/Deborah Bronnert, Director Global
and Economic Issues
2
Post-2012 agreement to avoid dangerous Climate Change
Amber/Red
3
Risks to UK and EU energy security managed
Amber
4
Increased international fo a low carbon global economy
Amber/Red
5
Increased international commitment to achieve the MDGs
Amber
TOTAL OUTCOMES
5
OVERALL RATING
Amber/Red
DSO 8 Develop effective international institutions:
1
Stronger capacity in international institutions
Amber/Red
2
International institutions representative of the modern world
Red
3
Greater international institutional effectiveness
Amber
4
An EU that delivers effectively for its citizens
Amber
TOTAL OUTCOMES
4
OVERALL RATING
Amber/Red
TOTAL DSO OUTCOMES
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