Summary

Guidance on dealing with case administration matters for Insolvency Service staff

This guidance is for the use of Official Receivers in England and Wales and Insolvency Service staff. It is not exhaustive, and it may be appropriate in some circumstances for the Official Receiver to deviate from this guidance. The content is maintained but you should not necessarily rely on this to contain the most up-to-date guidance on a subject. If you find a mistake in the text please let us know Report An Error

References to section numbers and rule numbers refer to the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, unless stated otherwise.

This guidance was first published under the Insolvency Service’s Freedom of Information Publication Scheme in March 2021. It replaces the previous format of guidance published as the “Technical Manual”.

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