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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Statements (47)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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