Dudley County Court - contact applications

County: West Midlands, Region: West Midlands, Court circuit: Midland & Oxford

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 21.5 14.1 13.0 12.4 8.6 7.1 2.8 0.3 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 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.2 1.5 0.6 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 30.6 28.2 27.4 16.9 7.4 6.4 3.9 0.0 0.0 1.3
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 47.9 57.0 59.1 69.1 82.7 85.0 92.8 99.7 100.0 98.7
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 114 145 201 151 154 180 145 223 200 300
Outcomes Withdrawn 26 21 28 46 14 19 5 1 0 0
Refused 0 1 1 6 2 4 1 0 0 0
No orders 37 42 59 63 12 17 7 0 0 6
Orders made 58 85 127 257 134 226 168 388 388 452
Welfare reports requested 118 247 201 216 215 262 191 245 183 442

Note: '...' = no data


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