Individual Insolvency Register
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The IIR 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)
As the law requires us to maintain the IIR we cannot be held responsible for the actions of anyone who obtains and uses data from it. This includes people using internet search engines.
You can find further detailed information in the Personal, or Publications sections on our website https://www.gov.uk/insolvency-service.
- current bankruptcies, including those that have ended in the last 3 months
- individuals subject to DROs, including those that have ended in the last 3 months
- current IVAs and FTVAs, including those that have ended in the last 3 months
- individuals subject to an iBRO, BRO or BRU
- individuals subject to an iDRRO, DRRO or DRRU
- disqualified directors
- company insolvencies
- insolvencies in Scotland or Northern Ireland
- the bankrupt's name (including any other known names)
- their occupation and trading details
- their date of birth
- their last known address
- their gender
- details of the current bankruptcy order
- the automatic discharge date or date the discharge period was suspended
- the name and address of any insolvency practitioner appointed as trustee
- the official receiver's address
- details of any bankruptcy order made in the 6 year period prior to the latest bankruptcy order
For DROs the information includes:
- the debtor's name
- their occupation
- the name and address and type of any business they may have had (including whether they traded alone or with someone else)
- their date of birth
- details of the DRO
- the date the DRO 'moratorium' period ended or will end
- details of any DRO or bankruptcy order made in the 6 year period prior to the latest debt relief order against the individual
For IVAs and FTVAs the information includes:
- the debtor's name (including any other known names)
- their last known address
- their date of birth
- their gender
- the date the arrangement was approved by creditors
- the name and address of the supervisor
For iBROS, BROs and BRUs the information includes:
- the individual's name
- their occupation and trading details
- their date of birth
- their gender
- their last known address
- a statement that an order has been made or undertaking given
- the date the order was made or undertaking accepted
- the duration of the order or undertaking
For iDRROS, DRROs and DRRUs the information includes:
- the individual's name
- their occupation and trading details
- their date of birth
- their gender
- their last known address
- a statement that an order has been made or undertaking given
- the date the order was made or undertaking accepted
- the duration of the order or undertaking
- bankruptcy: the date the bankruptcy order was made
- DRO: the date the DRO was made
- IVA: the date the arrangement was approved by the individual's creditors
- iBRO/BRO/iDRRO/DRRO: the date the court ordered the iBRO/BRO/iDRRO/DRRO to begin
- BRU/DRRU: the date undertaking was accepted by the Secretary of State
If you think an individual has been omitted from the register, please use the 'Register Feedback' button at the top of the IIR web pages or write to:
The Insolvency Service
IIR Feedback
Estate Accounts and Scanning
PO Box 16652
B2 2HR
- Bankruptcy records stay on the IIR for 3 months after the date of the individual's discharge
- Where a bankruptcy order is rescinded or annulled (cancelled) on the grounds that it ought not to have been made, the record of the bankruptcy is removed 28 days after the Secretary of State receives notice of the order
- If the bankruptcy order has been annulled (cancelled) because the debts have been paid in full or creditors have approved an IVA, the record of the bankruptcy stays on the IIR for 3 months after the Secretary of State receives notice of the order
- DRO records stay on the register for 3 months after the moratorium period has ended or the DRO revoked
- IVA and FTVA records stay on the register for a period 3 months after the Secretary of State receives notice that the arrangement has been revoked, fully implemented or terminated
- iBRO/BROs/BRUs/iDROs/DRROs/DRRUs remain on the IIR until the date stipulated in the court order or undertaking. The entry is removed earlier upon receipt of notice that the iBRO/BRO/BRU or iDRRO/DRRO/DRRU has ceased to have effect
The Register of Companies
Companies House
Crown Way
Maindy
CARDIFF CF143UZ
Tel: 0303 1234 500
Scotland*
The Accountant in Bankruptcy
1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
Ayreshire
KA13 6SA
Tel: 0300 200 2600
Fax: 0300 200 2601
Email: aib@aib.gsi.gov.uk
Web enquiries can also be submitted via the following link: www.aib.gov.uk/about/contact/enquiryform
Northern Ireland*
The Insolvency Service
Fermanagh House
Ormeau Avenue
BELFAST
BT2 8HY
Tel: 02890 251441
Fax: 02890 548555
Email: insolvency@dttini.gov.uk
*There may be a charge for the search.
- provision of information to creditors and the general public
- debt recovery
- screening for employment
- to commence legal action
- general investigation
- screening for credit reference purposes
Details of iBROs, BROs and BRUs are shown, as they are a record of the minority of bankrupts whose conduct has been found to be culpable. Breach of an iBRO, BRO or BRU is a criminal offence and anyone with concerns about an individual should be able to satisfy himself or herself whether or not the person is subject to an iBRO, BRO or BRU. For the same reason information is also provided for iDRROs, DRROs and DRRUs.
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