Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2017

The decided public record for 2017: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2016 · 2018 →

Decided cases

2,261

837 granted · 1,424 denied

Grant rate

37%

-4 points compared with 2016 (41%)

Appeal Board decisions

279

254 affirmed · 25 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)32%
529 granted1,112 denied
Personal Conduct (E)23%
111 granted373 denied
Foreign Influence (B)70%
202 granted86 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)28%
57 granted145 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)28%
37 granted95 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)23%
27 granted91 denied
Foreign Preference (C)70%
76 granted32 denied
Handling Protected Information (K)75%
15 granted5 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †24%
4 granted13 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †43%
6 granted8 denied
Outside Activities (L) †60%
3 granted2 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †0%
0 granted1 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	529	1,112	32%
Personal Conduct (E)	111	373	23%
Foreign Influence (B)	202	86	70%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	57	145	28%
Criminal Conduct (J)	37	95	28%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	27	91	23%
Foreign Preference (C)	76	32	70%
Handling Protected Information (K)	15	5	75%
Sexual Behavior (D)	4	13	24% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	6	8	43% †
Outside Activities (L)	3	2	60% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	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 hearing48% granted · 1,180 cases
On the written record25% granted · 1,073 cases

Representation

With an attorney61% granted · 346 cases
Self-represented33% granted · 1,909 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2017; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.