The Insolvency Service
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- 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
- Redundancy payments and your rights if your employer is insolvent
- Guidance on debt relief options, company liquidation, investigation and enforcement
- Director information hub
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Wilko went into administration on 10 August 2023. This page provides information on how to claim redundancy or register as a creditor.
Former CEO of Carillion disqualified
News story
Richard Howson, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Carillion Plc until 10 July 2017, has been disqualified as a director for 8 years.
An overview of the different solutions available for managing financial difficulties here.
The Insolvency Service has issued a warning to investors and its customers regarding a recent increase in fraudulent activity.
The Forward Thinking conference
Research and analysis
The conference, organised by the Insolvency Service, provides a link between academia, the insolvency sector and policymakers with a platform for insolvency research and technical discussion.
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What we do
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.
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Insolvency Service helpline
Insolvency Service helpline
0300 678 0015
Please only attend our offices if you have an appointment.
For information about the insolvency process contact the Insolvency Service helpline. The helpline is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 3pm on Friday.
We can give you information about processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service. This includes bankruptcy, debt relief orders and company liquidations.
We cannot give you: legal or financial advice, information on specific insolvency cases, information or advice about other government departments or information about redundancy payments.
If you are contacting about an existing bankruptcy or compulsory company liquidation case, use our ‘contact an official receiver’ guidance.
Redundancy Payments
Telephone
0330 331 0020
Contact about claims for redundancy, loss of notice pay, holiday pay, arrears of wages, protective award payments and lost pension contributions.
The helpline is open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, and Friday 9am to 3pm
Online Claims Service: https://www.gov.uk/claim-redundancy
Investigations and Enforcement Services
Please contact via website.
United Kingdom
24 hour answerphone
0303 003 1744
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.
Estate Accounts and Scanning
Please contact by email only.
United Kingdom
Press Office
London
E20 1HZ
United Kingdom
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 and Trade Press Office on 0207 215 2000.
Breathing Space
This service is for money advisers who need advice about the breathing space service.
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