Question follow-through · 11367

Insolvency: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the safeguards in the Insolvency Rules 2016 against the misuse of insolvency proceedings as an instrument of economic abuse or coercive contro

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the safeguards in the Insolvency Rules 2016 against the misuse of insolvency proceedings as an instrument of economic abuse or coercive contro

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Insolvency proceedings are a regulated process designed to protect both debtors and creditors.An individual can only be declared bankrupt by a court order following the presentation of a bankruptcy petition. The process is overseen by the court through th...

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