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Official Statistics

Civil Courts

Updated 16 June 2011
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Period Specified 'money' claims Unspecified 'money' claims Total 'money' claims Claims for recovery of land Claims for return of goods Other non-'money' claims Total non-'money' claims Total insolvency petitions Total proceedings started Company windings up Creditor's bankruptcy petitions Debtor's bankruptcy petitions Total Petitions (Including RCJ) All defences Small claim allocations Fast track allocations Multi track allocations All allocations All small claim hearings Average time between issue & small claim hearing (weeks) All (fast and multi track) trials Average time between issue & allocation to track in cases with trials (weeks) Average time between allocation to track & trial (weeks) Average time between issue & trial (weeks) Number of disposal hearings logged as completed All warrants of execution All warrants of Delivery All warrants of possession All warrants of committal County court bailiffs repossession (mortgage) County courts bailiffs repossession (social landlord) County courts bailiffs repossessions (private landlord) County courts bailiffs repossession (accelerated) County courts bailiffs repossession (other) All repossessions of property by county court bailiffs All applications for attachment of earnings orders All attachment of earnings orders made All applications for third party debt orders All third party debt orders made All applications for charging orders All charging orders made All orders for sale All applications for administration orders All administration orders made All orders to obtain information from judgment debtors
1995 - - - - - - - - - 12757 23765 10139 46661 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1996 - - - - - - - - - 11980 21268 10689 43937 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1997 - - - - - - - - - 11158 19543 9636 40337 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1998 - - - - - - - - - 11771 17755 10380 39906 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1999 - - - - - - - - - 11315 17496 12393 41204 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2000 1438666 113273 1551939 262474 14110 114983 391567 25076 1968582 11028 17220 12757 41005 248167 91092 32700 28849 152641 55836 29 15397 48 26 74 - 467995 7860 133648 6621 15249 24571 3678 4850 3074 51422 80276 62451 2885 1033 16014 9689 - 6352 7183 61247
2001 1301762 129380 1431142 258257 14563 102125 374945 26477 1832564 10265 15571 14984 40820 252176 90621 30576 22289 143486 58333 28 13430 39 35 73 - 400055 7667 132874 5917 12914 26032 4270 5691 2521 51428 77991 71228 4065 1396 21870 15487 - 5549 6398 68148
2002 1201583 142883 1344466 257507 11498 129868 398873 29556 1772895 12634 16330 16507 45471 263384 79374 37600 23747 140721 55719 31 13182 28 31 58 - 374440 6511 131635 4448 9220 28698 4269 5955 2249 50391 79602 68484 5362 1540 30781 21408 - 5294 5964 58173
2003 1153697 151204 1304901 242492 9748 161742 413982 30733 1749616 10146 17258 19323 46727 264379 75918 50391 28396 154705 51044 27 15643 22 32 54 2521 362641 4224 121339 2431 6866 26926 4009 5502 2187 45490 79942 68721 6073 1754 35052 25217 - 3471 4342 43322
2004 1185688 143166 1328854 251259 8798 134460 394517 38279 1761650 10006 17459 26776 54241 258096 72398 50342 28787 151527 46617 27 15597 21 33 55 3495 311151 3384 118788 2198 7159 25918 3707 5217 2084 44085 76051 70106 6385 1836 45516 33235 - 2722 3739 34758
2005 1429613 147120 1576733 280422 9079 102835 392336 51875 2020944 12099 20777 36897 69773 275138 74527 50704 28097 153328 47680 27 15700 22 32 54 3096 341097 2382 131510 1844 12850 24416 4004 6002 2337 49609 92559 71089 6597 1826 65780 49218 - 2939 3662 31512
2006 1572044 145195 1717239 289408 9852 100074 399334 66966 2183539 12108 20891 52678 85677 292115 76821 50723 27605 155149 46872 27 16108 21 32 53 3945 340078 2121 144990 1757 21017 23179 4120 6775 2297 57388 85328 66477 6554 1828 92933 67090 - 2945 4377 28462
2007 1408499 144128 1552627 284782 8430 99024 392236 66951 2011814 11676 19987 53080 84743 338616 96417 50970 26364 173751 53232 27 16000 21 32 53 5057 310178 2359 146120 1647 23894 20667 4356 7557 2104 58578 82019 62125 6474 1813 131637 97026 - 2219 3587 27148
2008 1426389 160248 1586637 290958 8652 107605 407215 70272 2064124 12559 20678 55663 88900 298796 83928 53255 26722 163905 46519 29 17462 21 32 52 5225 294823 2500 159337 1353 35823 20249 4445 7575 2074 70166 73845 60588 7564 2041 164812 135702 - 1883 2686 30261
2009 1281105 178969 1460074 230125 10269 102726 343120 76211 1879405 12419 18852 62864 94135 315934 93073 61415 25495 179983 46963 31 17115 21 32 53 5944 236293 2307 139131 1103 32468 18309 4623 5079 2077 62556 72316 61336 7137 2176 127179 111311 - 1230 1894 29672
2010 1040589 190582 1231171 210392 8388 100666 319446 65919 1616536 10723 17548 51957 80228 290941 79924 65665 23104 168693 42786 31 17517 20 33 54 6149 150828 2179 124914 1387 23622 16864 5291 5763 2190 53730 54200 46684 4315 1500 108847 93619 507 694 1023 22811
2011 995895 178234 1174129 215264 6981 107885 330130 49724 1553983 12176 16653 35963 64792 275920 79114 68542 22959 170615 36719 30 15941 22 34 56 2648 129778 2145 130690 914 25487 17951 5863 7978 2059 59338 51737 47884 4137 1357 90286 81092 406 437 577 22693
2008 Q1 355464 36874 392338 80006 2324 27628 109958 16772 519068 3054 4771 12985 20810 70545 18920 12951 6707 38578 12592 30 4687 21 32 53 1324 69307 575 40798 375 7982 5393 1100 2020 527 17022 19763 15870 1602 458 42464 31627 - 491 743 6944
2008 Q2 324223 40918 365141 75417 2049 25720 103186 17412 485739 2927 5655 13565 22147 74303 19955 12805 6656 39416 11544 29 4524 21 31 53 1465 74904 641 41332 356 9161 4815 1055 2008 486 17525 20129 14602 1686 467 42848 34042 - 503 722 7885
2008 Q3 393574 41427 435001 75524 2056 27327 104907 17304 557212 3196 5539 13749 22484 77780 23121 14093 6823 44037 11120 29 4180 21 31 52 1299 73191 653 40969 336 10076 5294 1207 1957 539 19073 16845 15717 2119 545 41600 36758 - 472 587 7768
2008 Q4 353128 41029 394157 60011 2223 26930 89164 18784 502105 3382 4713 15364 23459 76168 21932 13406 6536 41874 11263 29 4071 20 32 52 1137 77421 631 36238 286 8604 4747 1083 1590 522 16546 17107 14399 2157 571 37900 33275 - 417 634 7664
2009 Q1 350634 43201 393835 61275 2440 27328 91043 20424 505302 3461 4535 16775 24771 77355 21927 14240 6928 43095 11504 30 4442 20 32 53 1396 74382 685 38099 289 9289 5258 1254 1422 531 17754 20943 15614 2128 604 33465 28612 - 397 610 8454
2009 Q2 301735 44182 345917 59004 2617 24353 85974 19211 451102 3187 4955 16145 24287 78816 23094 14573 6258 43925 11001 31 4221 21 32 53 1584 65593 624 34769 260 8042 4384 1012 1223 474 15135 22710 16085 1946 551 32202 29329 - 320 492 8083
2009 Q3 327144 47215 374359 59117 2606 26397 88120 19686 482165 3101 5214 16266 24581 82659 25551 16763 6487 48801 11928 31 4263 20 32 52 1367 55495 533 35739 268 8159 4657 1244 1293 530 15883 15095 16439 1615 558 31899 27503 113 267 430 7451
2009 Q4 301592 44371 345963 50729 2606 24648 77983 16890 440836 2670 4148 13678 20496 77104 22501 15839 5822 44162 12530 30 4189 21 32 54 1597 40823 465 30524 286 6978 4010 1113 1141 542 13784 13568 13198 1448 463 29613 25867 138 246 362 5684
2010 Q1 260186 45567 305753 54123 2615 25390 82128 19508 407389 2777 4329 16348 23454 72140 20036 16096 5967 42099 12162 31 4609 20 33 53 1446 43371 576 32020 280 6892 4862 1344 1300 575 14973 11800 12759 1347 448 31069 25381 141 224 313 6258
2010 Q2 252802 48253 301055 49890 2322 24362 76574 16551 394180 2635 4494 13004 20133 71445 19746 15342 5376 40464 10769 31 4249 20 34 55 1196 35365 539 30837 453 5928 4020 1329 1262 510 13049 12524 10663 1073 360 26518 24117 159 180 274 6179
2010 Q3 269955 51254 321209 54986 1756 26392 83134 15732 420075 2801 4455 11959 19215 75433 20795 17687 6325 44807 10331 31 4369 20 33 54 1855 39477 627 32674 388 5902 4250 1374 1682 572 13780 15304 11467 928 386 26185 23018 121 165 261 5792
2010 Q4 257646 45508 303154 51393 1695 24522 77610 14128 394892 2510 4270 10646 17426 71923 19347 16540 5436 41323 9524 30 4290 21 34 55 1652 32615 437 29383 266 4900 3732 1244 1519 533 11928 14572 11795 967 306 25075 21103 86 125 175 4582
2011 Q1 267154 46842 313996 56619 1725 26051 84395 14993 413384 2765 4274 11508 18547 69831 20467 17698 6040 44205 9897 30 4782 21 33 54 1212 35705 587 34341 238 6545 4717 1448 1761 604 15075 12451 13726 1197 354 28103 24032 122 133 170 5702
2011 Q2 231310 43412 274722 51447 1645 24469 77561 12862 365145 3316 4046 9519 16881 67292 19206 15525 5426 40157 8926 30 3934 21 34 55 411 30761 652 31482 199 6174 3833 1392 1860 537 13796 11124 11103 1000 378 20598 20462 97 107 145 5548
2011 Q3 272004 45234 317238 56202 1740 29716 87658 11813 416709 3165 4647 7907 15719 72514 21054 17545 5784 44383 9120 30 3699 22 35 57 483 34495 486 33518 240 7279 5140 1627 2056 472 16574 14334 11181 959 343 21711 19661 92 97 127 6564
2011 Q4 225427 42746 268173 50996 1871 27649 80516 10056 358745 2930 3686 7029 13645 66283 18387 17774 5709 41870 8776 29 3526 23 36 59 542 28817 420 31349 237 5489 4261 1396 2301 446 13893 13828 11874 981 282 19874 16937 95 100 135 4879
2012 Q1 229139 44619 273758 55527 1800 28639 85966 10519 370243 2929 3241 7472 13642 66182 18231 18088 6098 42417 9518 30 3888 23 36 60 372 29574 624 33522 222 6077 4623 1540 2452 460 15152 17338 13377 924 300 21878 18764 60 80 111 5177
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