The Insolvency Service

The Insolvency Service exists to provide the framework and the means for dealing with financial failure in the economy and with the misconduct that is often associated with it. To achieve this we will maintain and develop a world-class insolvency law and regulatory framework; deliver key public services to support that framework; deliver and promote an effective investigation and enforcement regime; and ensure an organisation devoted to continuous improvement.

Head Office

The Insolvency Service
4 Abbey Orchard Street
London
SW1P 2HT
t: 0845 602 9848

The Insolvency Service operates under a statutory framework – mainly the Insolvency Acts 1986 and 2000, the Company Directors Disqualifications Act 1986 and the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Companies Acts 1985 and 2006, as well as from a range of secondary legislation relating to these acts. The Service has around 2,100 staff, operating from 35 locations across Great Britain.

Individual Insolvency Register (IIR)

http://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk/eiir

The Individual Insolvency Register (IIR) is an amalgamation of the individual insolvency, bankruptcy restrictions and debt relief restrictions registers. The Insolvency Service is required by statute to maintain these registers, keep them up to date and make them available for public inspection.

The register contains details of:

• bankruptcies that are current or have ended in the last 3 months
• debt relief orders that are current or have ended in the last 3 months
• current individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and Fast-Track voluntary arrangements (FTVAs), including those that have ended in the last 3 months
• current bankruptcy restrictions orders or undertakings (BROs/BRUs) and interim bankruptcy restrictions orders (iBROs)
• current debt relief restrictions orders or undertakings (DRROs/DRRUs) and interim debt relief restrictions orders (iDRROs)

Insolvency Service Regional Offices

Insolvency Service Office Birmingham A

Insolvency Service Office Birmingham B

Insolvency Service Office Blackpool

Insolvency Service Office Bournemouth

Insolvency Service Office Brighton

Insolvency Service Office Bristol

Insolvency Service Office Cambridge

Insolvency Service Office Canterbury

Insolvency Service Office Cardiff

Insolvency Service Office Chester

Insolvency Service Office Croydon

Insolvency Service Office Exeter

Insolvency Service Office Gloucester

Insolvency Service Office Hull

Insolvency Service Office Ipswich

Insolvency Service Office Leeds

Insolvency Service Office Leicester

Insolvency Service Office Liverpool

Insolvency Service Office London A

Insolvency Service Office London B

Insolvency Service Office Manchester

Insolvency Service Office Medway

Insolvency Service Office Newcastle-upon-tyne

Insolvency Service Office Northampton

Insolvency Service Office Norwich

Insolvency Service Office Nottingham

Insolvency Service Office Plymouth

Insolvency Service Office Reading

Insolvency Service Office Sheffield

Insolvency Service Office Southampton

Insolvency Service Office Southend

Insolvency Service Office St Albans

Insolvency Service Office Stockton

Insolvency Service Office Stoke-on-trent

Insolvency Service Office Swansea