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Insolvency Service: Standards

Asked by John McDonnellLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 November 2025UIN 85065

The 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.

Answered by Blair McDougall

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.

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