Wakefield County Court - contact applications

County: West Yorkshire, Region: Yorkshire & Humber, 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 12.1 19.2 17.7 20.2 17.1 5.8 4.2 0.0 0.0 1.4
England & Wales 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.1 7.7 6.8 4.4 1.8 1.4 1.6
RefusedThis court 3.2 0.0 2.8 1.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 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 5.7 9.6 12.1 19.3 26.7 34.9 14.1 0.6 3.4 3.8
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 79.0 71.2 67.4 58.7 55.2 58.1 80.3 99.4 96.6 94.7
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 127 122 95 88 103 117 146 126 142 187
Outcomes Withdrawn 19 14 25 22 18 5 6 0 0 3
Refused 5 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
No orders 9 7 17 21 28 30 20 1 10 8
Orders made 124 52 95 64 58 50 114 167 284 197
Welfare reports requested 98 66 72 59 28 40 72 33 110 176

Note: '...' = no data


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