This page provides historical statistical information on the number of enquiries received.

The statistical information is broken down into the following headings:
   People and Enquiries by Bureau Location
   By workload generated
   By method of contact
   By subject of enquiry
   By geographical origin

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People and Enquiries by bureau location
This table shows the number of people coming to the bureau with enquiries. A person may have more than one unrelated enquiry.

Year to 31 March
2005
2006
2007
Persons:
Total 12,529 12,233 10,764
Enquiries:
Total

Stroud
   Main bureau
   Specialist Services
   Quick Query

Dursley

Wooton-under-Edge

Berkeley
53,404


27,610
22,625
454

1,837

668

210
49,332


 
21,687
 

 

 

 
41,837


 
16,520
 

 

 

 


Enquiries by workload generated
This table gives an indication of the amount of work each enquiry generates. It is based on 2005 data, but is not thought to be significantly different today. In general, more work is involved as one progresses down the table.

Year to 31 March
2005
Enquiries:

Signposting
e.g. just giving directions

Listening ear
e.g. no advice or information needed

Information/advice in Bureau
e.g. using CAB information system

Information/Advice and Negotiation
using other agencies

Representation
eg. in court, at tribunals/hearings

Total

1.6%


1.1%


27.4%


69.9%


0.8%


100.0%


Enquiries by method of contact
This table shows the percentage of enquiries received by each method of contact.

Year to 31 March
2005
2006
2007
Enquiries:

Telephone

Drop-in callers

Letter/fax

Home visits

Representation

Total

34.9%

45.3%

19.5%

0.3%

0.02%

100.0%

35.9%

38.8%

24.9%

0.3%

0.07%

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Enquiries by Subject of Enquiry
This bar chart shows the number of new enquiries received by subject of enquiry for the year to 31 March 2007
Enquiries by type


Enquiries by Address of Enquirer
This table shows the percentage of enquiries received by address of the enquirer. The figures are derived from a one month sample taken during the year to 31 March 2004
Map of Stroud District A

B (Stroud)

C

D

E

F

G

Outside District

Unknown
6.6%

26.6%

13.2%

17.2%

5.6%

14.0%

2.5%

7.3%

7.0%