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A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Bristol Prison is a men’s prison in the Horfield area of Bristol.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
We are a government agency that helps to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors. The Insolvency Service is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade...
How your local council can help if you're struggling to pay Council Tax - and what action they can take to get any money you owe from you
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.
How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register.
During Debt Awareness Week, we talk to Neil Sutton, a senior leader within the bankruptcy and Debt Relief Order teams at the Insolvency Service, about some of the options that can help people on their journey out of debt.
Finance queries for registered/umbrella bodies of the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Find out how to use your Aggregates Levy account, what records you must keep and how long to keep them.
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
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