Insolvency Service
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| Headquarters location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Number of employees | 1,700 |
| Agency executive | Sarah Albon |
| Parent department | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| Type of business | Executive agency |
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| ID | 2480105 |
About Insolvency Service
The Insolvency Service is an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy with headquarters in London. It has around 1,700 staff, operating from 22 locations across Great Britain.
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... The government agency the Insolvency Service acknowledged there are concerns about the use of IVAs, but said when used appropriately they are an " effective way for someone who is in financial difficulty to… pay their creditors"...
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... We wholly support the Insolvency Service in penalising those who sought to defraud the scheme for their own financial gain...
P& O: Government cancels contract over mass sackings
... The Insolvency Service has into the circumstances around the redundancies...
P& O Ferries boss 'incredibly sorry' for impact of sackings
... When pushed on how he justified ignoring the legal requirement to consult staff in advance of redundancy, and on the details of how and when the decision was made on how staff were to be sacked, the P& O Ferries boss declined to comment due to an ongoing investigation by the Insolvency Service...
Boris Becker jailed: Tennis champion sentenced over bankruptcy
... The prosecution against Becker was brought by the Insolvency Service on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng...
RMT Union warns P& O Ferries of summer of disruption
... A spokesman for the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: " The Insolvency Service has confirmed it has commenced formal criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances surrounding the recent appalling behaviour of P& O Ferries, following the Business Secretary asking they undertake a thorough review...
P& O Ferries faces criminal probe over sackings
... The Insolvency Service has launched criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances around the redundancies...
P& O Ferries: UK plans to block ferries that don't pay minimum wage
... He also said he will ask the Insolvency Service to consider disqualifying the boss of P& O as a company director...
P& O: Government cancels contract over mass sackings
The government has cancelled a contract with P& O Ferries after it sacked nearly 800 staff without notice in March.
The Home Office said that a P& O agreement with UK Border Force would come to an end " with immediate effect".
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: " We're reforming maritime law to stop firms exploiting legal loopholes and protect workers' rights".
P& O Ferries replaced its sacked staff with foreign agency workers paid less than the minimum wage.
A Home Office spokesperson said: " In response to P& O Ferries' unacceptable behaviour, Border Force has terminated its agreement with P& O to provide contingency travel services to juxtaposed ports with immediate effect. "
The Department for Transport said it had concluded a review of its links with P& O Ferries - resulting in its only contract identified with The Firm being wound up.
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Peter Hebblethwaite insisted that the decision was " the route we only deemed possible" however.
The sackings in March prompted outrage and.
The Insolvency Service has into the circumstances around the redundancies.
P& O Ferries services were suspended after the mass sackings and several of The Company 's vessels failed safety inspections before being cleared to re-enter service.
The reduced ferry capacity was a contributing factor in particularly long lorry queues building up on The Way to Dover before Easter.
Earlier this month, P& O Ferries said it was restarting Dover-Calais
Source of news: bbc.com
