It is worth noting from the report of the Courts Service that while the average length of time from the date of issue of the summons to the date of hearing of barring and safety order applications was 12 weeks, barring order applications where an interim barring order had been made were dealt with within two to three weeks. This shows that the District Court had been giving priority already to cases in which an interim order had been made and that judges were generally conscious of the need to set early return dates where they had made such orders.