STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS an explanatory reply was given (1027 cases); a petition was forwarded to competent bodies (52 cases); a petition was taken note of (65 cases) (see also Figure 9). PART II • • • PART I In case of petitions declined for proceedings, the competence of the Chancellor, Acts and other legislation were explained to the petitioners. The steps taken on the basis of petitions could be divided as follows: Distribution of cases by respondents By types of respondents, proceedings of cases were divided as follows: • the state (1072 cases); • local authorities (236 cases); • a legal person in private law (155 cases); • a natural person (41 cases). • a legal person in public law, except local authorities (20 cases) (see also Figure 10). PART IV 3. PART III Figure 9. Distribution of replies in case of declining to accept a petition for proceedings Figure 10. Distribution of cases by respondents Distribution of cases opened in 2013 by areas of government and type of proceedings is shown in Tables 2 and 3 and Figures 12 and 13. Proceedings are divided by areas of responsibility of government agencies and other institutions depending on who was competent to resolve the petitioned matter or against whose activities the petitioner complained. 77