Chester County Court - contact applications

County: Cheshire, Region: North West, Court circuit: Wales & Chester

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 24.1 2.3 11.6 10.0 9.7 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
England & Wales 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.1 7.7 6.8 4.4 1.8 1.4 1.6
RefusedThis court 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 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 4.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
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 69.9 97.7 87.6 90.0 89.6 89.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.1
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 161 97 137 110 117 123 218 161 305 248
Outcomes Withdrawn 40 3 15 18 28 24 0 0 0 2
Refused 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
No orders 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Orders made 116 127 113 162 258 225 248 314 495 432
Welfare reports requested 99 106 79 88 81 80 110 16 39 201

Note: '...' = no data


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