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Written question asked by John McDonnell (Labour) on Monday, 27 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 October 2025. It was answered by Blair McDougall (Labour) on Monday, 3 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Insolvency Service: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average time taken was for the Insolvency Service to investigate civil offences in the latest period for which data is available.

Answer

The average time taken by The Insolvency Service to investigate corporate civil misconduct, in the 6-months to 30 September 2025, was 188 days from allocation to an investigator to the investigation being completed.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
85065
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Enforcement Insolvency Service Standards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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