FOI22/23-013 - Number of Insolvency Administration Orders by year
Published 18 January 2023
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Our ref: FOI22/23-013
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your email of 27 April in which you requested from the Insolvency Service:
Please could you provide me with the number of Insolvency Administration Orders approved by the Court per annum for the years:
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I can confirm the agency holds the information that you have requested and I have provided answers to your question in the table below:
| Year | Number of Insolvency Administration Orders Recorded | Ìý |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27 | Ìý |
| 2016 | 16 | Ìý |
| 2017 | 19 | Ìý |
| 2018 | 21 | Ìý |
| 2019 | 31 | Ìý |
| 2020 | 20 | Ìý |
| 2021 | Ìý | 19 |
| Total | 153 | Ìý |
This table shows the number of Insolvency Administration Order (IAOs) recorded on our case management system (ISCIS) for each calendar year from 2015 to 2021.
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