Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2012

The decided public record for 2012: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2011 · 2013 →

Decided cases

604

231 granted · 373 denied

Grant rate

38%

+5 points compared with 2011 (33%)

Appeal Board decisions

134

122 affirmed · 12 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)34%
119 granted227 denied
Personal Conduct (E)26%
53 granted153 denied
Foreign Influence (B)53%
49 granted43 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)35%
27 granted50 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)33%
22 granted45 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)35%
22 granted40 denied
Foreign Preference (C)37%
13 granted22 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †25%
3 granted9 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †36%
4 granted7 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †30%
3 granted7 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †38%
3 granted5 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	119	227	34%
Personal Conduct (E)	53	153	26%
Foreign Influence (B)	49	43	53%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	27	50	35%
Criminal Conduct (J)	22	45	33%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	22	40	35%
Foreign Preference (C)	13	22	37%
Sexual Behavior (D)	3	9	25% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	4	7	36% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	3	7	30% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	3	5	38% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing45% granted · 474 cases
On the written record12% granted · 122 cases

Representation

With an attorney51% granted · 145 cases
Self-represented34% granted · 458 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2012; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.