The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Report of official receiver

9.26.—(1) The applicant for permission must, not less than 28 days before the date fixed for the hearing, deliver to the official receiver, notice of the venue, accompanied by copies of the application and the witness statement under rule 9.25.

(2) The official receiver may, not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing, file with the court a report of any matters which the official receiver considers ought to be drawn to the court’s attention.

(3) A copy of the report must be delivered by the official receiver, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is filed, to the applicant for permission.

(4) The applicant for permission may, not later than five business days before the date of the hearing, file with the court a notice specifying any statements in the official receiver’s report which are to be denied or disputed.

(5) If a notice is filed under paragraph (4), the applicant for permission must deliver copies of it, not less than three business days before the date of the hearing, to the official receiver.

(6) The official receiver may appear on the hearing of the application, and may make representations and put to the applicant for permission such questions as the court may allow.