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The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
The DMO carries out the government’s debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk. We minimise the cost of offsetting the government’s net cash flows over time, while operating in a risk appetite...
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).
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
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 Includes information from the withdrawn...
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
If you have a court order that's not been paid, use this form to ask the court to 'freeze' money held by a third party, such as the debtor's bank.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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