THE INSOLVENCY SERVICE NORWICH

The Insolvency Service is responsible for the administration of corporate insolvencies when a company goes into compulsory liquidation through the official receiver. The Service also has to the power to conduct confidential investigations into limited companies that are still trading where we have received information to suggest corporate abuse through our company investigation teams. 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. 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.