Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2015

The decided public record for 2015: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2014 · 2016 →

Decided cases

1,496

638 granted · 858 denied

Grant rate

43%

+1 points compared with 2014 (42%)

Appeal Board decisions

189

175 affirmed · 14 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)40%
443 granted668 denied
Personal Conduct (E)33%
114 granted235 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)42%
68 granted95 denied
Foreign Influence (B)63%
80 granted48 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)34%
35 granted67 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)48%
38 granted42 denied
Foreign Preference (C)49%
28 granted29 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †29%
4 granted10 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †67%
8 granted4 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †33%
2 granted4 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †25%
1 granted3 denied
Outside Activities (L) †0%
0 granted1 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	443	668	40%
Personal Conduct (E)	114	235	33%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	68	95	42%
Foreign Influence (B)	80	48	63%
Criminal Conduct (J)	35	67	34%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	38	42	48%
Foreign Preference (C)	28	29	49%
Sexual Behavior (D)	4	10	29% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	8	4	67% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	2	4	33% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	1	3	25% †
Outside Activities (L)	0	1	0% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing53% granted · 910 cases
On the written record27% granted · 584 cases

Representation

With an attorney66% granted · 203 cases
Self-represented39% granted · 1,284 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2015; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.