February may be the shortest month of the year, but that does not make it the quietest. With work on R3’s response to the Government’s insolvency regulation consultation, a new paper to help tackle misconceptions around insolvency fees and continued engagement with parliamentarians on the importance of Companies House reform, R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs team has been working hard to make sure the voice of the profession is heard on key issues.

On 21 December 2021, the Government published ‘The Future of Insolvency Regulation’, a consultation setting out new proposals to “strengthen, reform and simplify” insolvency regulation. The proposed changes in the consultation document amount to an overhaul of insolvency regulation and will have a significant impact on the insolvency profession and how it works.

Here's everything you need to know about the proposed regulation changes...

R3's parliamentary engagement led to the profession's views being raised over 20 times during debates in both the House of Commons and House of Lords, with the key mentions included in the video within this post. 

This year saw the Press, Policy and Public Affairs team continue our Back to Business UK campaign, publish research into the profession’s economic contribution, and continue to give the profession a voice in parliament and the media as the Covid pandemic continued and new legislation was proposed, debated and entered into law. 

With the days getting shorter, temperatures dropping and Christmas fast approaching, the busy winter season is upon us and this November has been no exception for R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs team…

R3's Press, Policy and Public Affairs Team has had a busy October, with the Autumn Budget announcement, quarterly statistics, and a variety of policy debates, as well as continuing to give the profession a voice on key issues in the media...

A new policy announcement, a Budget submission, a roundtable event and an All-Party Parliamentary Group report on insolvency regulation – as well as continued increased media interest in the profession and its work – made September a busy month for R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs Team…

The final three weeks before the start of the parliamentary summer recess were busy ones for R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs Team, with a range of consultations, parliamentary appearances and briefings to deliver and prepare for – as well as continuing to give the profession a voice on key issues in the media…

As MPs depart Westminster for the summer parliamentary recess, we are taking stock of an important piece of legislation for the insolvency and restructuring profession, and its progress so far through parliament.

From welcoming a new CEO to our Value of the Profession report, a round-up of what R3's Press, Policy and Public Affairs team got up to in May...