Insolvency Service

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The Insolvency Service is a UK government agency responsible for administering and investigating bankruptcies, company liquidations, and related insolvency matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive agency
government agency
appliesLegalFramework Companies Act 2006
Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
Enterprise Act 2002
Insolvency Act 1986
country United Kingdom
countryOfHeadquarters United Kingdom
employerOf insolvency examiners
investigators
official receivers
hasPurpose to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress
to maximise returns to creditors in insolvency cases
to tackle financial wrongdoing
hasShortName The Insolvency Service
linked to: Insolvency Service
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
industry bankruptcy administration
company liquidation
enforcement
insolvency administration
regulation
jurisdiction England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm executive agency of a government department
locatedInTimeZone BST
GMT
operatedBy UK Government
linked to: UK government
parentOrganization Department for Business and Trade
partOf UK insolvency regime
predecessor Department of Trade and Industry Insolvency Service
linked to: Insolvency Service
responsibleFor acting as liquidator in compulsory liquidations
acting as trustee in bankruptcy in certain cases
administering bankruptcies
administering company liquidations
bankruptcy restrictions orders
company investigations under the Companies Acts
director disqualification proceedings
enforcing insolvency law
investigating bankruptcies
investigating company liquidations
investigating misconduct by company directors
maintaining public insolvency registers
official receivers service
sector public sector
website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service

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Department of Trade and Industry oversaw Insolvency Service
Insolvency Service predecessor Department of Trade and Industry Insolvency Service
linked to: Insolvency Service
Insolvency Service hasShortName The Insolvency Service
linked to: Insolvency Service