The following table shows information from the Corporate Database on the proportion of performance levels recorded as “exceeded” for senior operational managers in each year from 2001-02 to 2004-05. Comprehensive information on performance levels for 2005-06 is not yet available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Percentage Area 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 High Security Prisons 61 71 79 78 East Midlands 75 61 65 56 Eastern 47 14 33 58 Kent 36 45 56 47 London 86 58 50 67 North East 91 50 44 38 North West 77 44 57 70 South West 64 57 87 72 Surrey and Sussex 40 43 63 50 Thames Valley and Hampshire 64 77 52 50 Wales 67 80 50 57 West Midlands 36 63 56 71 Yorkshire and Humberside 86 77 83 78 HQ 54 52 56 43 Total 60 56 59 56 Note: Senior operational managers are senior manager grades A to D. Percentages are calculated as proportion of all recorded SPDR markings for those grades. Where no marking is recorded the data are omitted.