LIST OF EXTERNAL BODIES

ADVICE ON DEBT PROBLEMS

A full list of advice organisations can be found at Annex A in our leaflet ‘Dealing with Debt: How to petition for your own bankruptcy’.

 

ADVICE ON OTHER

 

BANKING PROBLEMS, e.g. arrears on mortgage, loans, etc where a bank is involved

The British Bankers Association

 www.bba.org.uk

 

 

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, (including obtaining a Basic Bank Account)

Financial Services      www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk      0845 606 1234 

Authority (FSA)

 

CONSUMER RIGHTS e.g. unsatisfactory goods

Office of Fair Trading

 www.oft.gov.uk

0800 3893158
(for leaflets)

08457 224499 (Enquiry Line)

 

DATA PROTECTION ISSUES

The Office of the Information Commissioner

www.ico.gov.uk

01625 545745 (Option 4) for ‘Credit explained’ and using the law to protect your information’ leaflets)

01625 545740 (for registrations)

01625 545745 (for data protection queries) (Option 1)

 

COMPLAINTS ABOUT COMPANIES NOT IN LIQUIDATION

Companies Investigations Branch (CIB)

Companies Investigation Branch  

Ground Floor

21 Bloomsbury Street

London

WC1B 3QW

0207 596 6100

 

REQUESTS FOR COPY PRESS RELEASES

Insolvency Service Press Office

Area 5.1,                                21 Bloomsbury Street, London     

 WC1B 3QW

020 7637 6279

 

 

 

REQUESTS FOR STATISTICS

Policy Directorate Statistics

Area 5.7, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QW

Margaret Sims on 0207 291 6858 or Gary Mills on 0207 637 6443

 

INFORMATION ON INSOLVENCIES OUTSIDE ENGLAND & WALES

The Accountant in Bankruptcy (Scottish equivalent of The Insolvency Service)

1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
Ayrshire
KA13 6SA

 www.aib.gov.uk

 

Switchboard: 0845 612 6460   

Helpline: 0845 762 6171

The Northern Ireland Insolvency Service

Fermanagh House,       Ormeau Avenue,            Belfast                                 BT2 8NJ

www.detini.gov.uk

 

Enquiries 02890 251441

American Bankruptcy Institute

 www.abiworld.org

 

 

 

REDUNDANCY AND UNPAID WAGES

Redundancy Payments Service

Customer Service Unit, 8th Floor, Cobalt Square, 83-85 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8QG

08451 450004

(helpline)

Email: BRPO@dti.gsi.gov.uk

 

CREDIT RATING QUERIES

The three main credit reference agencies are Callcredit Plc, Experian Ltd and Equifax Plc.

Callcredit Plc

Consumer Services Team
PO Box 491
Leeds
LS3 1WZ
www.callcredit.plc.uk

0870 060 1414

Experian Ltd

Consumer Help Service,
PO Box 8000,
Nottingham
NG80 7WF

www.experian.co.uk

0870 241 6212

Equifax  PLC

Credit File Advice Centre
PO Box 1140
Bradford
BD1 5US

www.equifax.co.uk

0870 010 0583

 

ASSETS OF DISSOLVED COMPANIES

Treasury Solicitors BV

One Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4TS

020 7210 3116/7

 

SEARCHES ON LIVE COMPANIES

Companies House

 www.companieshouse.gov.uk

0870 3333636 (helpline)

 

REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF ACTS, STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, ETC.

TSO

PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich NR3 1GN 

www.tsoshop.co.uk

0870 600 5522