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Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
Information for competent authorities abroad (and in the UK) about obtaining evidence within the UK (or abroad) to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings.
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
We decide specialist business and other civil international dispute resolution and business cases in England and Wales, whether domestic or international. We cover disputes that are dealt with by: The Commercial Court (e.g. shipping, sale of goods, insurance and reinsurance...
Making thank you payments to sponsors, including across different councils. Also checking if guests are paying rent to sponsors, and what to do if they are.
Guidance for staff of responder agencies, particularly senior officers or managers involved in emergency response and recovery preparations.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
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 government has agreed a set of carbon values to be used in policy appraisal and evaluation.
This Data Usage Agreement between HMRC and Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services for debt collection was approved and put in place in 2023.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
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