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Friday, 18 September 2015
To enable more vulnerable people to access cheap debt relief, thresholds are being raised for Debt Relief Orders. The negative threat of being forced ...
Friday, 18 September 2015
More help for people struggling with problem debt, a strengthened process to disqualify unfit company directors and changes to modernise and strengthe...
Friday, 18 September 2015
To improve public confidence in the insolvency profession and to modernise the insolvency process a package of changes come into force on 1 October 20...
Friday, 18 September 2015
New measures come into force on 1 October 2015 to provide a greater deterrent for company directors against acting improperly....
Tuesday, 08 September 2015
The planned maintenance work on our IT services over the weekend of 19 and 20 September has been cancelled....
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
The Insolvency Enquiry Line is changing its opening hours from 1 September 2015...
Thursday, 13 August 2015
The Insolvency Service has published the summer edition of its quarterly external newsletter for stakeholders....
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
On 20 July 2015, the Insolvency Service met with members of the Insolvency Rules Committee (IRC) to discuss the draft Insolvency Rules 2016, which hav...
Friday, 12 June 2015
Sarah Albon delivers a keynote speech at the ICAEW...
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Call for evidence seeking views on how to improve consultation and information sharing between employers and employees when a company is faced with in...
Friday, 10 April 2015
The Insolvency Service systems and email issues are now resolved....
Thursday, 02 April 2015
There are special arrangements for employees dismissed on the insolvency of their employer which guarantees a basic minimum of payments from the Natio...
Friday, 27 March 2015
This news item gives a summary of guidance which has been issued to official receivers and DRO intermediaries on how to deal with undrawn pension enti...
Friday, 27 March 2015
Royal assent has been given to two acts which make changes to insolvency legislation. Read our summary of what the changes mean in practice....
Friday, 27 March 2015
We have published a further working draft of new Insolvency Rules which will replace The Insolvency Rules 1986 and all its amendments. ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Ade Daramy interviews Gareth Allen about director disqualification. ...
Thursday, 12 March 2015
The Insolvency Service has published the spring edition of its quarterly external newsletter for stakeholders....
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Ade Daramy interviews Dave Chapman about the biennial review of the Official Receiver Secretary of State Insolvency Practitioner Rota ...
Thursday, 12 March 2015
The Steering Group establishing the pool of experienced business people who review pre-pack sale agreements have written to the Business Secretary to ...
Tuesday, 03 March 2015
Insolvency practitioners will be required to provide upfront estimates of the cost of working on insolvency cases, ending the uncertainty of unlimited...
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Nick Howard, head of IP Regulation talks about the role of the Insolvency Service as an oversight regulator...
Monday, 09 February 2015
Business Minister Jo Swinson has announced that the Government is proceeding with plans to secure continuation of essential IT and utility supplies to...
Monday, 02 February 2015
Sarah Albon, the Insolvency Service’s new chief executive, has taken up her appointment. ...
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Insolvency Statistics for October to December 2014 have been released....
Friday, 16 January 2015
The Insolvency Service has published the winter edition of its quarterly external newsletter for stakeholders....
Thursday, 15 January 2015
A significant proportion of our investigation and enforcement work is aimed at tackling the perpetrators of investment scams. ...
Thursday, 15 January 2015
Plans to enable easier access to debt relief for financially vulnerable people have been announced by Business Minister Jo Swinson. ...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
From 1 December 2014 the Official Receiver will no longer be applying for release as trustee or liquidator....
Tuesday, 04 November 2014
Sanctions imposed by insolvency regulators against insolvency practitioners from 1 November 2014 are now being published on our website as part of our...
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
The liquidation of Farepak has now concluded and the joint liquidators have passed the money in relation to unclaimed cheques to the Insolvency Servic...
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Ministry of Justice The Deputy Prime Minister's speech to 100 Year Partnership event
Serious Fraud Office SFO secures three convictions for £70 million investment fraud