Question follow-through · 85655
Credit and Debt Collection
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulatory oversight of debt purchasing companies in ensuring that credit reference data is updated promptly following the completion of an Individual Voluntary Arrang
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 27 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulatory oversight of debt purchasing companies in ensuring that credit reference data is updated promptly following the completion of an Individual Voluntary Arrang
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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4 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the regulation of firms carrying out debt purchasing activities in respect to credit or consumer hire agreements. The FCA expects that these firms treat customers fairly, including those in vulnerab...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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