For some time we have been offering protective advice regarding the Preferred Supplier Scheme and “bill assessment rates”. It was originally proposed that a civil or criminal bill assessment rate (the percentage taxed off on assessment of civil certificates and CDS 7s) would form one of the entry criteria. (Indeed we know of a firm excluded from the pilot because of failure against this factor).
Para. 4.59 of the consultation response says the following:
“The ongoing monitoring of bill assessment rates should be used as a forward looking performance indicator only”
But then seems to contradict it with:
“bill assessment rates are measured as a key performance indicator with a benchmark percentage assessment rate”
Hopefully however the top quote does take some of the risk out of claiming enhancement .
