The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Reports by the official receiver E+W

10.66.—(1) The official receiver must deliver a report on the bankruptcy and the bankrupt's affairs to the creditors at least once after the making of the bankruptcy order.

(2) The report must contain—

(a) identification details for the proceedings;

(b) contact details for the official receiver;

(c) a summary of the assets and liabilities of the bankrupt as known to the official receiver at the date of the report;

(d) such comments on the summary and the bankrupt's affairs as the official receiver thinks fit; and

(e) any other information of relevance to the creditors.

(3) The official receiver may apply to the court to be relieved of any duty imposed by this rule or to be authorised to carry out the duty in another way.

(4) On such an application the court must have regard to the cost of carrying out the duty, to the amount of the assets available, and to the extent of the interest of creditors or any particular class of them.

(5) If a bankruptcy order is annulled, any duty of the official receiver to deliver a report under this rule ceases.