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  • Seven more restaurant bosses and a supermarket owner in North Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Norfolk and London have been disqualified as directors for employing illegal workers as waiters, cooks and butchers in breac…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ade Daramy interviews Gareth Allen about director disqualification.

  • Independent review into the Money Advice Service published – government responds.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Insolvency Service has published the spring edition of its quarterly external newsletter for stakeholders.

  • Ade Daramy interviews Dave Chapman about the biennial review of the Official Receiver Secretary of State Insolvency Practitioner Rota

  • The Steering Group establishing the pool of experienced business people who review pre-pack sale agreements have written to the Business Secretary to update him on progress.

  • Insolvency practitioners will be required to provide upfront estimates of the cost of working on insolvency cases, ending the uncertainty of unlimited hourly charges, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Howard, head of IP Regulation talks about the role of the Insolvency Service as an oversight regulator

  • Business Minister Jo Swinson has announced that the Government is proceeding with plans to secure continuation of essential IT and utility supplies to failing but viable businesses while they are being rescued, following con…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sarah Albon, the Insolvency Service’s new chief executive, has taken up her appointment.

  • Insolvency Statistics for October to December 2014 have been released.

  • The Insolvency Service has published the winter edition of its quarterly external newsletter for stakeholders.

  • A significant proportion of our investigation and enforcement work is aimed at tackling the perpetrators of investment scams.

  • Plans to enable easier access to debt relief for financially vulnerable people have been announced by Business Minister Jo Swinson.

  • From 1 December 2014 the Official Receiver will no longer be applying for release as trustee or liquidator.

  • Two carbon credit companies have been ordered into liquidation in the public interest by the High Court.

  • Sanctions imposed by insolvency regulators against insolvency practitioners from 1 November 2014 are now being published on our website as part of our drive to improve transparency across the industry.

  • Robert Ewan Wynne disqualified as a company director for failing to ensure proper records were kept, filing returns and paying tax.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Simon Geoffrey Kealy (“Mr Kealy”), sole director of The Cardiff Restaurant Company Limited (“CRC”), has been disqualified for 6 years by the High Court on 29 August for trading to the detriment of creditors, in particular HM…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Frederick William Wilson and Philip Michael Hyams, directors of failed training services provider Focus Four Limited (“Focus”) have received lengthy disqualifications after the company was found to have falsified student inf…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government