Performance Standards

Performance standard item Description of standard Target Year End Actual
Performance Standards
General matters Payments to Secretary of State 100.00% 99.06%
Computer systems Terminal sales availability 99.50% 99.94%
  Terminal validation availability 99.00% 99.95%
Retailer matters Response to retailer selection request 95.00% 94.02%
  Response to retailer correspondence 95.00% 99.31%
Player service Response to correspondence by National LotteryLine (NLL) 95.00% 99.00%
  Resolution of player complaints 95.00% 99.63%
  Access to NLL Voice Response System (VRS)
  Wednesday (20.00-23.00) 90.00% 99.99%
  Saturday (20.00-23.00) 85.00% 100.00%
  All other times 97.00% 93.96%
  Access to NLL representative
  Friday (20.00-23.00) 80.00% 99.16%
  Saturday (20.00-23.00) 80.00% 85.76%
  All other times 90.00% 90.84%
  Failure to select an option on VRS (FTO%) < 8.00% 4.75%
  Abandoned calls to NLC call centre < 5.00% 1.67%
Prize payment Prize claims paid by cheque (including Interactive) 92.50% 99.02%
Normal claims Prize claims made by post (including Interactive) 95.00% 96.57%
Claims requiring investigation Draw-based
  Resolution of lost, stolen or destroyed tickets 75.00% 97.96%
  Missing multi-draw exchange 90.00% 98.95%
  Damaged tickets 95.00% 98.22%
  Previously validated 90.00% 97.90%
  Scratchcards
  Damaged tickets 95.00% 96.03%
  Stolen tickets/packs 92.50% 93.03%
  Previously validated tickets 95.00% 98.25%
  Any other claims investigations 75.00% 98.95%
  Subscriptions
  Written correspondence answered by Subscriptions 95.00% 99.18%
  Resolution of player complaints 95.00% 98.92%
  Voice contract with Subscriptions department 80.00% 83.09%
  Abandoned calls to Subscriptions department < 5.00% 1.96%
Interactive performance standards
System availability Availability to play games 99.00% 99.62%
  Availability to pay prizes 99.00% 100.00%
Customer contact Voice contact with customer call centre 80.00% 84.92%
  Abandoned call to customer call centre < 5.00% 1.92%
  Customer contact via email 80.00% 76.64%
  Mail server performance < 1.00% 0.00%
  Response to letters 95.00% 96.75%
  Contact resolution (enquiries) 80.00% 98.82%
  Complaint resolution (all channels) 95.00% 98.67%