Colchester County Court - contact applications

County: Essex, Region: Eastern, Court circuit: South 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 9.7 4.7 2.4 5.1 0.6 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 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 1.4 2.4 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 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 12.5 6.2 1.6 2.1 4.1 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 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 76.4 86.7 93.7 91.9 95.3 96.7 98.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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 95 118 157 180 154 123 199 282 269 251
Outcomes Withdrawn 7 10 3 12 1 5 2 0 0 0
Refused 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
No orders 9 13 2 5 7 3 2 0 0 0
Orders made 55 183 119 217 161 262 194 303 395 448
Welfare reports requested 18 51 22 18 21 49 28 7 0 0

Note: '...' = no data


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