Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-20773 · Session 3

For what reason the Accountant in Bankruptcy no longer reports statistics on creditor-led petitions for bankruptcy.

Answered Asked by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 10 Feb 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Accountant in Bankruptcy no longer reports statistics on creditor-led petitions for bankruptcy.

The answer

Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 Mar 2009 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The Accountant in Bankruptcy has never reported on numbers of petitions for bankruptcy as she does not collate this information herself.
The Accountant in Bankruptcy does, however, collate and report on the number of awards of bankruptcy following both petitions to the court and debtor applications considered by the accountant herself. Information on awards of bankruptcy can be found on the website at www.aib.gov.uk in the annual report or in the quarterly Insolvency Statistics press release.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-20773 by reference.