Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2011

The decided public record for 2011: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2010 · 2012 →

Decided cases

1,282

423 granted · 859 denied

Grant rate

33%

-2 points compared with 2010 (35%)

Appeal Board decisions

197

175 affirmed · 22 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)30%
239 granted548 denied
Personal Conduct (E)25%
102 granted311 denied
Foreign Influence (B)45%
85 granted103 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)31%
48 granted108 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)24%
30 granted95 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)24%
20 granted64 denied
Foreign Preference (C)38%
29 granted47 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)7%
2 granted26 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †44%
8 granted10 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †33%
4 granted8 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †0%
0 granted5 denied
Outside Activities (L) †33%
1 granted2 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	239	548	30%
Personal Conduct (E)	102	311	25%
Foreign Influence (B)	85	103	45%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	48	108	31%
Criminal Conduct (J)	30	95	24%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	20	64	24%
Foreign Preference (C)	29	47	38%
Sexual Behavior (D)	2	26	7%
Use of Information Technology (M)	8	10	44% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	4	8	33% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	0	5	0% †
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 hearing41% granted · 953 cases
On the written record8% granted · 322 cases

Representation

With an attorney49% granted · 272 cases
Self-represented29% granted · 1,003 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2011; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.