Insolvency: Domestic Abuse
Commons · Question 11366 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
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
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 26 Jun 2026
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...