Bolton County Court - contact applications

County: Greater Manchester, Region: North West, Court circuit: Northern

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 5.6 5.3 8.2 2.5 6.9 5.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.9
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 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.2 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 2.4 2.3 3.0 0.8 4.9 3.9 0.0 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 89.3 92.0 87.9 96.8 87.3 90.2 99.6 100.0 99.5 98.1
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 111 185 178 198 264 257 332 212 226 164
Outcomes Withdrawn 25 23 53 10 46 33 1 0 2 6
Refused 12 2 6 0 6 3 1 0 0 0
No orders 11 10 19 3 33 24 0 0 0 0
Orders made 401 402 566 387 585 554 453 414 418 306
Welfare reports requested 120 315 218 106 201 113 211 41 39 182

Note: '...' = no data


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