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A statutory demand is a formal written demand for payment of a debt within 21 days.
The principles agreed between the Secretary of State and the recognised professional bodies that authorise insolvency practitioners (IPs).
Information on the disabilities and restrictions on undischarged bankrupts or individuals subject to bankruptcy restrictions order or who have given bankruptcy restriction undertaking. This is general guidance for Insolv…
This guidance is for undischarged bankrupts and explains your restrictions when a bankruptcy order is made against you.
This document contains guidance notes for the completion of statutory reports and returns related to the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
This Policy sets out the circumstances and way in which the Insolvency Service will investigate complaints about the way a Recognised Professional Body (RPB) has dealt with a complaint about an Insolvency Practitioner.
Guidance about the requirement for independent scrutiny of disposals of company assets in an administration.
Records
Covid 19
Directors must co-operate with any Insolvency Practitioner (IP) or Official Receiver (OR) appointed as 'office-holder' during a formal insolvency event.
Online bankruptcy application: Guidance for debt advisers.
Disqualification
Voluntary arrangements
HMRC can open a compliance check into individual directors or companies to make sure the right amount of tax is being paid.
How to apply for redundancy payments when your employer is insolvent: Guidance collection.
To improve transparency in the regulatory regime for insolvency practitioners we are committed to publishing in one place all sanctions which have been applied to insolvency practitioners. Responsibility for monitoring and …
Guidance for insolvency regulators and insolvency practitioners on new regulatory objectives and sanctions introduced on 1 October 2015
The attached victims’ code guidance sets the standards of service victims of crime can expect from the Insolvency Service in criminal investigations.
How the Department for Education (DfE) and Insolvency Service will work together.
The insolvency practitioner has an obligation to ensure that cases are properly managed at all times. This includes contingency planning.
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