Pontefract 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 28.9 21.6 25.8 10.3 23.6 23.4 9.1 3.6 5.7 5.6
England & Wales 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.1 7.7 6.8 4.4 1.8 1.4 1.6
RefusedThis court 0.0 0.5 1.1 1.3 0.9 4.9 2.3 0.8 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 19.1 26.0 31.7 19.6 15.7 11.1 10.2 6.8 10.4 7.2
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 52.0 51.9 41.4 68.8 59.8 60.7 78.4 88.8 83.9 87.2
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 173 177 138 126 148 125 100 152 110 115
Outcomes Withdrawn 44 45 48 23 54 57 31 9 11 10
Refused 0 1 2 3 2 12 8 2 0 0
No orders 29 54 59 44 36 27 35 17 20 13
Orders made 79 108 77 154 137 148 268 221 161 157
Welfare reports requested 111 92 108 145 131 187 105 98 160 92

Note: '...' = no data


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