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Series
Insolvency Service and predecessors: Official Receiver's Offices: Bankruptcy Case...
Catalogue reference: RF 6
What's it about?
RF 6
A small selection of bankruptcy case files from the Official Receiver's offices and which relate to famous or infamous individuals some of whom were subject to substantial media interest and cases which set a precedent. The files contain formal...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RF 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Insolvency Service and predecessors: Official Receiver's Offices: Bankruptcy Case Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950-2007
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Description (What the record is about)
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A small selection of bankruptcy case files from the Official Receiver's offices and which relate to famous or infamous individuals some of whom were subject to substantial media interest and cases which set a precedent.
The files contain formal documents completed during the bankruptcy process:- petitions, notices of appointment of administrators and meetings of creditors, affidavits, statements of affairs, orders, investigations, distribution of assets, business records and information on the bankrupt's financial situation. The statement of affairs and the public examination document provide a background narrative on the circumstances of the bankruptcy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Bankruptcy cases from the High Court are in BT 226
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Trade, Bankruptcy Department, 1883-1970
- Department of Trade and Industry, Insurance and Companies Department, 1970-1974
- Department of Trade, Insolvency Service, 1974-1983
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2014 The Insolvency Service
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Debt
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- A small selection of bankruptcy case files relating to famous or infamous indviduals some of whom were subject to substantial media interest and cases where a precedent was set. The following themes in the Acquisition Criteria apply: 3.1.4 Regulation and support of economic activity by government, including industry, services, agriculture, transport, energy, trade and employment productivity. 3.2.1 The economic, social and demographic condition of the UK, as documented by the state's dealings with individuals, communities and organisations outside its own formal boundaries.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16610/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: RF
Records of the Insolvency Service
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Insolvency Service and predecessors: Official Receiver's Offices: Bankruptcy Case Files
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