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<p>185680: Between the inception of the legal aid scheme in April 2013 to the most
recent period for which published statistics are available (June 2018), a total of
100 applications for exceptional case funding for inquests were subsequently granted
(or granted in part) following a review.</p><p>185681: The average time elapsed between
an application for exceptional case funding for an inquest being received and a decision
being given, for the five complete financial years since the inception of the ECF
scheme, is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average
working days (including time spent on hold)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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