The Insolvency Service
Service
- Search the Individual Insolvency Register
- Contact an official receiver
- Find an insolvency practitioner
- Make a complaint to the Insolvency Service
- Search the register of disqualified company directors
- Investigations and enforcement
- Declaring bankruptcy or being made bankrupt
- Company director disqualification
- Redundancy payments and your rights if your employer is insolvent
- Guidance on debt relief options, company liquidation, investigation and enforcement
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Government proposals to help more people in problem debt
Press release
Consultation launched aimed at extending debt solutions and helping vulnerable people in financial distress get a fresh start.
Pre-pack sales to face mandatory independent scrutiny
Press release
New laws will require mandatory independent scrutiny of pre-pack administration sales where connected parties are involved in the purchase.
Government gives businesses much-needed breathing space with extension of insolvency measures
News story
Measures from the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act extended to relieve pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus.
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act has received Royal Assent and came into force on 26 June 2020.
Be vigilant against coronavirus scams
News story
We are warning the public to be extra vigilant and be wary of scams related to coronavirus (Covid-19).
As a result of government instructions to stay at home we have changed the way we deliver our services.
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What The Insolvency Service does
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, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
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See all servicesGuidance and regulation
See all guidance and regulationPolicy papers and consultations
- Debt Relief Orders
- Call for evidence: regulation of insolvency practitioners review of current regulatory landscape
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- The Insolvency Service Annual Report and Accounts 2019-2020
- Insolvency Service FOI responses: October to December 2020
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Contact the Insolvency Service
Insolvency enquiry line
Our call centres are closed during the coronavirus pandemic
You can still contact us by using the contact form
For information about the insolvency process contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line. Open 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 1pm on Friday. We can give you general information about: insolvency, what official receivers do and where you can go to get the information or advice you need.
We can’t give you: legal or financial advice, information on specific insolvency cases, information or advice on matters directly relating to other government departments.
Redundancy Payments
Please contact by email only.
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Contact about claims for redundancy, loss of notice pay, holiday pay, arrears of wages, protective award payments and lost pension contributions.
Online Claims Service: https://www.gov.uk/claim-redundancy
Investigations and Enforcement Services
Office currently closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Please contact via website.
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Telephone
0300 678 0017
The Insolvency Service Investigations and Enforcement Services (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/insolvency-service-investigations-and-enforcement-what-we-do-our-outcomes-and-complaints) are responsible for investigating serious financial misconduct in companies and individuals who are subject to bankruptcy or debt relief orders.
Our independent Legal Services Directorate (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/insolvency-service-legal-services-directorate) is the lead enforcement agency for insolvency related fraud and associated corporate misconduct.
Head office address
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Telephone:
020 7637 1110
Estate Accounts and Scanning
Office currently closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Please contact by email only.
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Press Office
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Media Manager
0303 003 1743
This service is for journalists only. For any other queries, please contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line.
For all media enquiries outside normal working hours, please contact the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Press Office on 020 7215 1000.
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- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
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Freedom of Information and Data Protection Act team
Office currently closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Please contact by email only.
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