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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insolvency Service canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive agency
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government agency ⓘ |
| appliesLegalFramework |
Companies Act 2006
NERFINISHED
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Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ Enterprise Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ Insolvency Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
insolvency examiners
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investigators ⓘ official receivers ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress
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to maximise returns to creditors in insolvency cases ⓘ to tackle financial wrongdoing ⓘ |
| hasShortName | The Insolvency Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
bankruptcy administration
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company liquidation ⓘ enforcement ⓘ insolvency administration ⓘ regulation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | executive agency of a government department ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
BST
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GMT ⓘ |
| operatedBy | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Department for Business and Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK insolvency regime ⓘ |
| predecessor | Department of Trade and Industry Insolvency Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
acting as liquidator in compulsory liquidations
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service ⓘ |
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