Sunderland County Court - contact applications

County: Tyne & Wear, Region: North East, Court circuit: North Eastern

Outcomes - as percentages

WithdrawnRefused
No orderOrders made

red bar = this court
blue line = national average
x = no data

Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
WithdrawnThis court 29.9 30.6 26.7 31.4 15.6 16.0 8.7 0.8 10.3 0.0
England & Wales 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.1 7.7 6.8 4.4 1.8 1.4 1.6
RefusedThis court 2.7 0.0 3.8 1.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
England & Wales 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1
No orderThis court 10.2 5.2 11.4 2.9 4.3 3.4 0.0 0.8 3.2 0.0
England & Wales 10.4 10.7 13.5 6.6 5.8 5.5 4.0 1.5 1.2 1.9
Orders madeThis court 57.1 64.2 58.1 64.5 78.0 80.7 91.3 98.3 86.5 100.0
England & Wales 77.8 77.5 74.7 82.6 85.1 86.3 90.8 96.5 97.3 96.3

Note: % = 100 * (Particular outcome) / (Total outcomes)
Red highlight = more than twice the national average for this outcome
(and five or more actual outcomes)
'...' = no data

Actual Applications & Outcomes

Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Applications 81 55 106 188 126 124 86 147 166 141
Outcomes Withdrawn 44 41 28 54 22 19 4 1 16 0
Refused 4 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
No orders 15 7 12 5 6 4 0 1 5 0
Orders made 84 86 61 111 110 96 42 119 135 209
Welfare reports requested 114 86 108 75 48 52 75 121 140 225

Note: '...' = no data


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