Closed consultation

Changes to insolvency law to reduce unnecessary regulation and simplify procedures

• From: The Insolvency Service
• Published: 18 July 2013
• Last updated: 27 March 2015 — See all updates

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Summary

This consultation relates to regulations affecting insolvency practitioners (IPs), the practice of insolvency and the reporting duties of IPs on the conduct of directors.

This consultation ran from
18 July 2013 to 11:45pm on 10 October 2013

Consultation description

The proposals contained in this consultation form part of the response to the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’ agenda, and relate to regulations affecting insolvency practitioners (IPs), the practice of insolvency and the reporting duties of IPs on the conduct of directors.

Three broad themes have been established, and each theme is dealt with separately in this consultation:

• Part 1 - Technical changes to regulations affecting IPs.
• Part 2 - Changes to the law governing insolvency proceedings.
• Part 3 – Proposals to change how IPs report director misconduct.

Documents

Red Tape Challenge - changes to insolvency law to reduce unnecessary regulation and simplify procedures

PDF, 741 KB, 91 pages

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Impact Assessment: technical changes to IP regulations and the appointment

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Impact Assessment: Changes to the law governing insolvency proceedings

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Published 18 July 2013
Last updated 27 March 2015 + show all updates

1. 27 March 2015

   Changes to the law governing insolvency proceedings impact assessment added.

2. 17 March 2015

   The Impact Assessment: technical changes to IP regulations and the appointment, has been added

3. 18 July 2013

   First published.