C1C2C3SCHEDULE 6Insolvency jurisdiction of county court hearing centres
Sch. 6 applied (with modifications) (30.9.2021) by S.I. 2014/229, art. 2(2A), Sch. 1A paras. 1(4)(5), 35, 38 (as inserted by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Administration) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1048), arts. 1(1), 2)
Sch. 6 applied (with modifications) (19.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/229), rules 1, 5(1)(d) (with rule 2(2))
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[Note: where the entry “London Insolvency District” appears in this table, jurisdiction under F1Part A1 to 7 of the Act is conferred on the High Court as a result of article 6B of the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/724) which was inserted by the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/821).]
Name of county court hearing centre | Parts of the Insolvency Act under which proceedings may be commenced at a county court hearing centre or the alternative court or county court hearing centre where proceedings may be commenced | Nearest full time court or hearing centre |
|---|---|---|
Aberystwyth | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Aldershot & Farnham | Guildford | |
Banbury | F1Part A1 to 11 | Luton, Gloucester or Reading |
Barnet | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Barnsley | F1Part A1 to 11 | Sheffield |
Barnstaple | F1Part A1 to 11 | Exeter |
Barrow-in-Furness | F1Part A1 to 11 | Blackpool or Preston |
Basildon | Southend-on-Sea | |
Basingstoke | Reading | |
Bath | F1Part A1 to 11 | Bristol |
Bedford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Luton |
Birkenhead | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Birmingham | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Blackburn | F1Part A1 to 11 | Preston |
Blackpool | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Blackwood | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Bodmin | Truro | |
Bolton | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Boston | F1Part A1 to 11 | Nottingham |
Bournemouth and Poole | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Bow | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Bradford | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Brentford | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Brighton | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Bristol | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Bromley | Croydon | |
Burnley | F1Part A1 to 11 | Bolton or Preston |
Bury | F1Part A1 to 11 | Bolton |
Bury St. Edmunds | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cambridge |
Caernarfon | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Cambridge | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Canterbury | F1Part A1 to 11 | Croydon or the High Court (London) |
Cardiff | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Carlisle | F1Part A1 to 11 | Preston or Blackpool |
Carmarthen | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
County Court at Central London | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Chelmsford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Southend or the High Court (London) |
Chester | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Chesterfield | F1Part A1 to 11 | Sheffield |
Chichester | Brighton | |
Chippenham and Trowbridge | Bath | |
Clerkenwell and Shoreditch | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Colchester | F1Part A1 to 11 | Southend or the High Court (London) |
Conwy and Colwyn | Caernarfon | |
Coventry | F1Part A1 to 11 | Birmingham |
Crewe | F1Part A1 to 11 | Stoke or Chester |
Croydon | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Darlington | F1Part A1 to 11 | Middlesbrough |
Dartford | Medway | |
Derby | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Doncaster | F1Part A1 to 11 | Sheffield |
Dudley | F1Part A1 to 11 | Birmingham |
Durham | F1Part A1 to 11 | Newcastle |
Eastbourne | F1Part A1 to 11 | Brighton |
Edmonton | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Exeter | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Gateshead | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Gloucester and Cheltenham | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Great Grimsby | F1Part A1 to 11 | Hull |
Guildford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Croydon |
Halifax | F1Part A1 to 11 | Leeds |
Harrogate | F1Part A1 to 11 | Leeds |
Hartlepool | Middlesbrough | |
Hastings | F1Part A1 to 11 | Brighton |
Haverfordwest | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Hereford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Gloucester |
Hertford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Luton |
High Wycombe | Aylesbury | |
Horsham | Brighton | |
Huddersfield | F1Part A1 to 11 | Leeds |
Ipswich | F1Part A1 to 11 | Norwich or Southend |
Kendal | F1Part A1 to 11 | Blackpool or Preston |
Kettering | Northampton | |
Kings Lynn | Norwich or Peterborough | |
Kingston-upon-Hull | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Kingston-upon-Thames | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Lambeth | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Lancaster | F1Part A1 to 11 | Blackpool or Preston |
Leeds | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Leicester | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Lewes | Brighton | |
Lincoln | F1Part A1 to 11 | Nottingham |
Liverpool | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Llanelli | Swansea | |
Llangefni | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Luton | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Maidstone | F1Part A1 to 11 | Croydon or the High Court (London) |
Manchester | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Mansfield | Nottingham | |
Mayor's and City of London | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Medway | Canterbury | Croydon or the High Court (London) |
Merthyr Tydfil | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Middlesbrough | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Milton Keynes | F1Part A1 to 11 | Luton |
Mold | Wrexham | Wrexham |
Newcastle upon Tyne | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Newport (Gwent) | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Newport (Isle of Wight) | F1Part A1 to 11 | Southampton or Portsmouth |
Northampton | F1Part A1 to 11 | Luton |
North Shields | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Norwich | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Nottingham | F1Part A1 | |
Nuneaton | ||
Oldham | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Oxford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Reading |
Peterborough | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cambridge |
Plymouth | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Pontypridd | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Portsmouth | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Port Talbot | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Prestatyn | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Preston | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Reading | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Reigate | Guildford | |
Rhyl | F1Part A1 to 11 | Birkenhead or Chester |
Romford | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Salisbury | F1Part A1 to 11 | Bournemouth or Southampton |
Scarborough | F1Part A1 to 11 | York, Hull or Middlesbrough |
Scunthorpe | F1Part A1 to 11 | Hull or Sheffield |
Sheffield | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Skipton | Bradford | |
Slough | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Southampton | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Southend-on-Sea | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
South Shields | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Stafford | F1Part A1 to 11 | Stoke |
Staines | Guildford | |
St Albans | F1Part A1 to 11 | Luton |
St Helens | Liverpool | |
Stockport | F1Part A1 to 11 | Manchester |
Stoke-on-Trent | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Sunderland | F1Part A1 to 11 | Newcastle |
Swansea | F1Part A1 to 11 | Cardiff |
Swindon | F1Part A1 to 11 | Gloucester or Reading |
Taunton | F1Part A1 to 11 | Exeter or Bristol |
Telford | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Thanet | Canterbury | |
Torquay & Newton Abbot | F1Part A1 to 11 | Exeter |
Truro | F1Part A1 to 11 | Plymouth |
Tunbridge Wells | F1Part A1 to 11 | Croydon |
Uxbridge | The County Court at Central London | |
Wakefield | F1Part A1 to 11 | Leeds |
Walsall | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Wandsworth | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Warwick | F1Part A1 to 11 | Birmingham |
Watford | Luton | |
Welshpool & Newton | F1Part A1 to 11 | Stoke or Chester |
West Cumbria | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Weston Super Mare | Bristol | |
Weymouth | Bournemouth | Bournemouth |
Wigan | F1Part A1 to 11 | Bolton, Manchester or Preston |
Willesden | London Insolvency District - High Court for F1Part A1 to 7 (see head note); County Court at Central London for Parts 7A to 11 | |
Winchester | F1Part A1 to 11 | Southampton |
Wolverhampton | F1Part A1 to 11 | |
Woolwich | Croydon | |
Worcester | F1Part A1 to 11 | Gloucester |
Worthing | Brighton | |
Wrexham | F1Part A1 to 11 | Birkenhead, Stoke or Chester |
Yeovil | F1Part A1 to 11 | Exeter or Bristol |
York | F1Part A1 to 11 |
Sch. 6 applied (with modifications) (temp.) (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 4 para. 47 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), Sch. 4 para. 12)