Publication - FOI/EIR release

Certificates of sequestrations issued for the year 2017 to 2018: FOI release

Published: 19 December 2018
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/03533
Date received: 25 November 2018
Date responded: 19 December 2018

Information requested

You asked for the number of certificates of sequestrations issued by organisation for the year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.

Response

I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested in the following table. The table shows the number of certificates for sequestration granted by the relevant money adviser organisation for bankruptcies awarded in 2017-18 (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018). Bankruptcies awarded through Apparent Insolvency are excluded.

Table 1: Certificates for sequestration by money adviser organisation for bankruptcies awarded in 2017-18: Scotland, annual financial year data1, 2


Money adviser organisation	Number of certificates for sequestration for bankruptcies awarded in 2017-18

StepChange Debt Charity	548
Citizens Advice Rights Fife	265
West Lothian Council	120
South Lanarkshire Council - Money Matters	80
Inverness Badenoch & Strathspey CAB	74
Aberdeen City Council	72
Christians Against Poverty	70
North Lanarkshire Council	67
Angus Council	65
The Moray Council	65
AMI Financial Solutions	63
BDO LLP	59
Gordon Rural Action	55
Falkirk Council	54
Condies Business Recovery and Insolvency	53
Haddington CAB	52
Aberdeen CAB	51
Angus Citizens Advice Bureau	49
Advice Shop (City of Edinburgh Council)	48
Perth Citizens Advice Bureau	43
PayPlan Ltd	42
CHAI Advice Service	40
Ross & Cromarty Citizens Advice Bureau	38
Campbell Dallas LLP	37
Dumfries & Galloway Citizens Advice Service	30
North Ayrshire Citizens Advice (NACAS)	29
Wylie & Bisset	29
Citizens Advice Edinburgh	29
Shelter	29
KPMG	26
Caithness CAB	26
Hamilton CAB	25
Brooksbank Debt and Benefit Advice Service	25

Other money adviser	922

Total certificate for sequestration for bankruptcies awarded in 2017-18	3,280


1 Displaying money adviser organisations with 25 or more certificates for sequestration in 2017-18.
2 Includes Minimal Asset Process (MAP) and Full Administration bankruptcies. Excludes Apparent Insolvency bankruptcies

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

There is a problem

Thanks for your feedback

Was this helpful?

Yes

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.

Yes, but

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.