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Latest Guidance

For the latest guidance on liquidation and insolvency, for England Wales or Scotland for England Wales or Scotland , please refer to our guidance ‘GPO8Liquidation and Insolvency (Companies Act 2006) and/or 'Liquidation and Insolvency (Scotland)’ (Companies Act 2006) below.

GPO8 Liquidation and Insolvency (Companies Act 2006) HTML
GPO8 Liquidation and Insolvency(Companies Act 2006) PDF

GPO8 Liquidation and Insolvency (Scotland) (Companies Act 2006) HTML
GPO8 Liquidation and Insolvency (Scotland) (Companies Act 2006) PDF

Archived Guidance

Archived guidance (pre – Companies Act 2006) can be found on the UK Government Web Archive:

Archived Guidance – GBW1 Liquidation and Insolvency (Companies Act 1985) HTML
Archived Guidance – GBW1 Liquidation and Insolvency (Companies Act 1985) PDF

Archived Guidance – GBW1 Liquidation and Insolvency (Scotland) (Companies Act 1985) HTML
Archived Guidance – GBW1 Liquidation and Insolvency (Scotland) (Companies Act 1985) PDF