A COMPUTER system designed to review the performance of Cleveland Police could be adopted across the country.

Home Office officials are set to award the Performance Plus computer software Beacon Status, making Cleveland one of only seven forces nation-wide to have the status.

At the touch of a button, the system can show how the force as a whole, a district, or even individual teams are performing against Government objectives and local issues.

The Home Office awarded £90,000 to get the scheme running in six months.

The project team, including operational and support staff, worked through the night to get the system to work.

Chief Superintendent Dave Nixon, of Cleveland Police, said: "It is an extremely useful tool in allowing us to track the performance of our policing and support teams to ensure they are delivering and improving services.

"We are showing all forces in Britain the way forward and are expecting a further small grant from the Government to cover the cost of open days to pass on our experience.

"Police authorities and forces nationwide are already showing considerable interest in this."

The project has been piloted in the Middlesbrough area and is set to be developed force-wide.