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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

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The Insolvency Service
Published:
14 July 2014
Last updated:
17 July 2026
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  1. Updated the section of Seasonal Adjustment Review April 2026 relating to the seasonal adjustment of administrations. Updated the Quality Management Approach to include the Business Insolvency Demography publication.

  2. Additional documents added; - Statement of Compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics - Data Management Approach and Confidentiality Policy

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

  4. Updated Seasonal Adjustment Review and Revisions Policy for April 2026.

  5. Updated Seasonal Adjustment Review and revisions policy for April 2025.

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

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

  8. Seasonal adjustment review updated for 2023.

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

  10. Up date to Statement of Admin Sources to include Monthly statistics

  11. Update following annual review

  12. 2019 update of policy and procedures

  13. Small update to revision policy document

  14. Documents reviewed and updated for 2018

  15. All document attachments replaced.

  16. Attached documents reviewed and updated

  17. Revisions policy and methodology updates and two new additional documents

  18. Documents updated, and new documents added

  19. First published.

Documents

Guide to Insolvency Statistics

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Statement of Compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics

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Annual Statistical Work Programme

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Insolvency Service Statistics Revisions Policy

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Insolvency Statistics Seasonal Adjustment Review April 2026

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Release Practice Policy

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Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy

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Data Management Approach and Confidentiality Policy

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Quality Management Approach

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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.

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