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Insolvency Statistics: policy and procedures

The Insolvency Service’s policies and procedures for producing official statistics, and documents relating to compliance with the code of practice for official statistics

• From: The Insolvency Service
• Published: 14 July 2014
• Last updated: 19 May 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Insolvency Service Statistics Revisions Policy

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Insolvency Statistics Seasonal Adjustment Review April 2026

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Guide to Insolvency Statistics

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Administrative Data Quality Assurance and Audit Procedures

PDF, 340 KB, 12 pages

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Release Practice Policy

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Quality Management Approach

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Annual Statistical Work Programme

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Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy

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Details

We produce official statistics, including accredited official statistics in accordance with the guidance provided in the Code of Practice. The Insolvency Service has additionally published these documents to demonstrate compliance.

Published 14 July 2014

Last updated 19 May 2026 + show all updates

1. 19 May 2026

   Additional documents added; - Release Practice Policy - Quality Management Approach - The Insolvency Service Annual Statistical Work Programme - Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy

2. 17 April 2026

   Updated Seasonal Adjustment Review and Revisions Policy for April 2026.

3. 25 April 2025

   Updated Seasonal Adjustment Review and revisions policy for April 2025.

4. 30 April 2024

   New Guide to insolvency statistics added, reflecting recent changes to Insolvency Service statistics publications

5. 26 April 2024

   Revisions policy updated to align with new monthly statistics release and Seasonal Adjustment Review April 2024 added

6. 28 April 2023

   Seasonal adjustment review updated for 2023.

7. 28 April 2022

   Updating documents to reflect current policies and procedures, as well as adding 2022 Seasonal Adjustment Review.

8. 23 June 2020

   Up date to Statement of Admin Sources to include Monthly statistics

9. 30 April 2020

   Update following annual review

10. 29 April 2019

    2019 update of policy and procedures

11. 27 July 2018

    Small update to revision policy document

12. 27 April 2018

    Documents reviewed and updated for 2018

13. 15 May 2017

    All document attachments replaced.

14. 29 April 2016

    Attached documents reviewed and updated

15. 29 October 2015

    Revisions policy and methodology updates and two new additional documents

16. 24 April 2015

    Documents updated, and new documents added

17. 14 July 2014

    First published.