| 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
FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS, (including obtaining a
Basic Bank Account)
CONSUMER
RIGHTS e.g. unsatisfactory goods
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Office of Fair Trading
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www.oft.gov.uk
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0800 3893158
(for leaflets)
08457 224499 (Enquiry Line)
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DATA
PROTECTION ISSUES
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The Office of the Information Commissioner
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www.ico.gov.uk
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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)
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COMPLAINTS
ABOUT COMPANIES NOT IN LIQUIDATION
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Companies Investigations Branch (CIB)
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Companies Investigation Branch
Ground Floor
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QW
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0207 596 6100
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REQUESTS
FOR COPY PRESS RELEASES
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Insolvency Service Press Office
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Area 5.1,
21 Bloomsbury Street, London
WC1B
3QW
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020 7637 6279
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REQUESTS
FOR STATISTICS
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Policy Directorate Statistics
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Area 5.7, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B
3QW
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Margaret Sims on 0207 291 6858 or Gary Mills
on 0207 637 6443
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INFORMATION
ON INSOLVENCIES OUTSIDE ENGLAND & WALES
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The Accountant in Bankruptcy (Scottish
equivalent of The Insolvency Service)
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1 Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
Ayrshire
KA13 6SA
www.aib.gov.uk
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Switchboard:
0845 612 6460
Helpline:
0845 762 6171
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The
Northern Ireland Insolvency Service
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Fermanagh
House,
Ormeau Avenue,
Belfast
BT2 8NJ
www.detini.gov.uk
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Enquiries
02890 251441
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American
Bankruptcy Institute
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www.abiworld.org
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REDUNDANCY
AND UNPAID WAGES
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Redundancy Payments Service
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Customer Service Unit, 8th Floor,
Cobalt Square, 83-85 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8QG
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08451 450004
(helpline)
Email: BRPO@dti.gsi.gov.uk
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CREDIT
RATING QUERIES
The three
main credit reference agencies are Callcredit Plc, Experian Ltd and
Equifax Plc.
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Callcredit Plc
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Consumer
Services Team
PO Box 491
Leeds
LS3 1WZ
www.callcredit.plc.uk
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0870
060 1414
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Experian
Ltd
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Consumer
Help Service,
PO Box 8000,
Nottingham
NG80 7WF
www.experian.co.uk
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0870
241 6212
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Equifax
PLC
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Credit
File Advice Centre
PO Box 1140
Bradford
BD1 5US
www.equifax.co.uk
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0870
010 0583
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ASSETS
OF DISSOLVED COMPANIES
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Treasury Solicitors BV
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One Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4TS
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020 7210 3116/7
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SEARCHES
ON LIVE COMPANIES
REQUESTS
FOR COPIES OF ACTS, STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, ETC.
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TSO
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PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich
NR3 1GN
www.tsoshop.co.uk
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0870
600 5522
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