Payments to Capita

Paragraph 4.18 of the Report identified the main payments made by the CRB to Capita under normal contract change procedures for changes and enhancements to the contracted service. Since August 2000, when the contract was signed, the following payments have been made:

2000-01

£31,000

2001-02

£10,559,000

2002-03

£4,085,000

2003-04 (to31January 2004)

£4,261,000

In addition to the items mentioned in paragraph 4.18 of the Report, these payments include:

-  £3.5 million in 2002-03 for establishment of disaster recovery site in Darwen.

-  £3.6 million in 2003-04 in final settlement of the contract change which provided for the introduction of the blank application form.

Paragraph 4.19 of the Report identified the payments to Capita up to January 2003 for their work associated with processing Disclosure applications and for accommodation and other ancillary charges. The payments made in each financial year are as follows:

2000-01

£981,000

2001-02

£12,118,000

2002-03

£3,524,000

2003-04 (to 31 January 2004, including

 

advance payment for Q4)

£47,470,000