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Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and failed companies

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Published 2 December 2011
Last updated 9 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Updates made to the HTML attachment to include new information about director disqualification sanctions and applying for a licence.

  2. Removal of Insolvency Service helpline contact card

  3. Removal of ODT version

  4. Updated to replace civil.proceedings.team@insolvency.gov.uk address with legalservices@insolvency.gov.uk

  5. Updated to reflect changes in legislation, online guidance and working practices.

  6. Document attachment updated in section 11 (page 7) to reflect the machinery of government change in regard to the Secretary of State from business, innovation and skills to business, energy and industrial strategy

  7. email address updated, page 7

  8. Publication updated

  9. Updated to reflect 1 October legislative changes

  10. Revised publication published 25 November 2014

  11. First published.

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