Application for an insolvency licence from The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

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Email address

Please provide your email address, so the licensing authority can let you know if your application has been successful or not.

Application form

Please attach the completed application form below.

Supporting documents

All documents are required, unless stated otherwise. Photos of documents are acceptable, as long as all the relevant information is clear. We'll only share these documents with the licensing authority.

Maximum size allowed per file is 10 MB.

We only allow the following file types : doc, docx, gif, jpeg, jpg, pdf, png, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx

What if I can't submit all of these documents?

You don't have to submit optional documents, but it may improve your chances of a successful application if you do.

What if I can't submit the documents digitally?

If you can't submit the documents digitally you can send copies by post instead. We'll give you the address and reference number to quote once you've paid the licence fee.

Declaration

  • I hereby apply to be accepted as an insolvency affiliate and insolvency practitioner of ICAEW under the bye-laws and ICAEW’s Insolvency Licensing Regulations and Guidance Notes as from time to time amended. I understand that I am not entitled to call myself a chartered accountant and that insolvency affiliate status does not confer any rights, acknowledgements, status or designatory letters on me or entitle me to be publicly represented as having such.
  • I certify that the details provided in this application are correct and that I know of no reason why there should be any doubts about my status as a ‘fit and proper’ person to be an insolvency affiliate and insolvency practitioner of ICAEW. I agree to be bound by and to undertake to comply with the Royal Charters, bye-laws, the Code of Ethics and the Insolvency Licensing Regulations and Guidance Notes (as from time to time amended or re-issued).
  • I will: a observe and uphold the ethical and professional standards of ICAEW b perform faithfully and promptly any service that I am retained or employed to undertake in my professional capacity; and c provide promptly and willingly all such information and assistance as I am able if asked by ICAEW in pursuance of its duties.
  • I accept that ICAEW is entitled to communicate to any recognised body or relevant authority within the meaning of the Insolvency Act information which appears to be relevant to the discharge by that body or authority of its powers or duties under that Act.
  • I undertake that I will obtain, before accepting any appointment, a bond of security under S390(3) of the Act in compliance with the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 1990 (as amended) or the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (as amended) and that I shall lodge the same with ICAEW; and that I will obtain, for each appointment, a specific penalty under the bond of security and will each month lodge with ICAEW a copy of my bond cover schedule.
  • I understand that ceasing to be a licence holder does not remove my obligation to pay outstanding fees and to provide information and returns concerning appointments and that ICAEW, is able to make applications to court for the transfer of cases from insolvency practitioners it authorises. Such transfers may arise during the period of a licence or after authorisation has ceased. I understand that ICAEW may seek to recover the costs of such transfers from the former insolvency licence holder.
  • I certify that none of ICAEW, its officers, staff, members of its Council or a monitoring unit or the committees or staff of the disciplinary scheme, can be held liable in damages for anything done or not done in dealing with any of the functions connected with registration under the Act or under the insolvency regulations or enforcing the terms of either or the monitoring of compliance with these regulations in any respect, unless the act or omission is shown to have been in bad faith;

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