Insolvency: Domestic Abuse

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Insolvency Service is taking to (a) identify and (b) respond to cases in which (i) statutory demands and (ii) bankruptcy petitions are used as an instrument of economic abuse or coercive

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1. 18 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Insolvency Service is taking to (a) identify and (b) respond to cases in which (i) statutory demands and (ii) bankruptcy petitions are used as an instrument of economic abuse or coercive

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2. 26 June 2026

   Answer

   Bankruptcy is generally considered a last resort due to its serious financial and legal consequences, but can also provide a route out of problem debt for vulnerable debtors. Creditors presenting a bankruptcy petition to the courts must meet strict requir...

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