A mention in the House of Commons, work on our response to the personal insolvency framework review and continued media interest in the profession and its work have kept R3's PPP team busy in October.

The start of Autumn has been busy for R3’s PPP team, with the launch of a new fraud paper, work to source member feedback on the personal insolvency framework and the publication of a new bill to help tackle economic crime.

In the final summer month, R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs team were busy preparing for a number of upcoming legislative changes, Bills and a new fraud paper – all of which are due in the coming weeks and months.

Data from the Insolvency Service published in April shows that contrary to what many might have expected, personal insolvency levels fell for the second consecutive year in 2021. In this blog, we break down how different people across England and Wales were affected by financial distress in 2021.

Every month R3 provides commentary on the Insolvency Service’s corporate and personal statistics, but what are the current trends in corporate insolvencies, how do they compare to pre-pandemic levels, and how have different industries across England and Wales been affected so far in 2022?

With parliament entering its summer recess last week and a new government due in September, the public affairs agenda continued to be full for R3 in as we reached the peak of the summer...

Jonathan Draper and Morgan Bowen outline their session of R3’s new Restructuring Boot camp, which covers directors’ duties in restructuring…

In May more than 300 members of the insolvency and restructuring profession descended on the Beaumont Estate in Windsor for R3’s first face-to-face Annual Conference since 2019.

A new piece of legislation on fraud and economic crime, parliamentarian briefings, the return of R3’s Annual Conference and continued media interest in the profession are just some of the things that have kept R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs Team busy this May …

In late December 2021, the Government issued a consultation into insolvency reforms. In this blog, we summarise the 26-page consultation response we submitted in response, highlighting our main questions and concerns.