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Insolvency Practitioner Sanctions: Clive Morris 26 June 2025

On 26 June 2025 a Disciplinary Consent Order was made against Clive Morris, of Lancashire

• From: The Insolvency Service
• Published: 2 September 2025

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Disciplinary Consent Order Clive Morris

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Details

This Order is made in relation to a complaint that:

Clive Morris, whilst acting as an Insolvency Practitioner or in contemplation of so acting, breached the Fundamental Principle of Professional Competence and Due Care of the Insolvency Code of Ethics, when he:

a. In the case of one company (in liquidation) failed to apply any or adequate customer due diligence measures before carrying out a financial transaction in breach of regulation 27(1)(b), and 28 and 30(2) of The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 [“MLR17”]; and

b. Between 23 December 2011 and 28 June 2023 in three insolvency estates, failed to have sufficient records to show and explain the administration of the case and any material decisions made in breach of regulation 13(1) of The Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 2005:and

c. Between 6 April 2016 and 15 April 2024 he failed in three cases to conduct sufficient investigation into the company and failed to have sufficient records to evidence the investigations that were carried out on the file in breach SIP 2; and

d. Failed to progress one Liquidation estate in a timely manner; and

e. Between 1 January 2020 and 20 March 2024:

i) In no less than 164 Voluntary Liquidations, in around 335 separate instances, failed to deliver a copy of a progress report to the Registrar of Companies and/or to members and/or to creditors within two months after the end of the period covered by the report in breach of rule 18.7(6) Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016; and

ii) In no less than 15 Voluntary Liquidations, in around 53 separate instances, failed to deliver a copy of any progress report to the Registrar of Companies and/or to members and /or to creditors in breach of rule 18.7(6) Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.

Accordingly, Mr Morris was found liable to disciplinary action under the IPA’s Articles of Association.

Published 2 September 2025