Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 85065

Insolvency Service: Standards

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

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.

Answer

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.