Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2010

The decided public record for 2010: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2009 · 2011 →

Decided cases

1,288

449 granted · 839 denied

Grant rate

35%

-1 points compared with 2009 (36%)

Appeal Board decisions

191

173 affirmed · 18 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)36%
299 granted525 denied
Personal Conduct (E)20%
80 granted325 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)22%
36 granted131 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)21%
32 granted123 denied
Foreign Influence (B)45%
60 granted72 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)23%
25 granted85 denied
Foreign Preference (C)40%
27 granted41 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)21%
7 granted27 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †20%
3 granted12 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †36%
5 granted9 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †50%
2 granted2 denied
Outside Activities (L) †33%
1 granted2 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	299	525	36%
Personal Conduct (E)	80	325	20%
Criminal Conduct (J)	36	131	22%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	32	123	21%
Foreign Influence (B)	60	72	45%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	25	85	23%
Foreign Preference (C)	27	41	40%
Sexual Behavior (D)	7	27	21%
Use of Information Technology (M)	3	12	20% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	5	9	36% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	2	2	50% †
Outside Activities (L)	1	2	33% †

† fewer than 20 decided cases, too few to generalize. Cases often raise several concerns, so rows overlap.

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing42% granted · 973 cases
On the written record11% granted · 305 cases

Representation

With an attorney48% granted · 239 cases
Self-represented32% granted · 1,042 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2010; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.