The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

3. 2. Amendments to the Insolvency Rules 2016

4. 3. In rule 1.2 (defined terms)— (a) for the definition of...

5. 4. In rule 1.45 (electronic delivery of documents), after paragraph (6)...

6. 5. In rule 1.46— (a) for the heading, substitute “Electronic delivery...

7. 6. In rule 3.20 (appointment taking place out of court business...

8. 7. In rule 3.21(1)(j)(ii) omit “fax transmission report or”.

9. 8. In rule 3.22 (appointment taking place out of court business...

10. 9. In rule 3.24(1)— (a) in sub-paragraph (i)(ii), for “appointment; and”...

11. 10. In rule 3.25(2)— (a) in sub-paragraph (j)(ii), for “administrator; and”...

12. 11. In rule 8.24(2)(c) (report of the creditors' consideration of a...

13. 12. In rule 9.4 (delivery of application), omit paragraph (4).

14. 13. In rule 10.11(1)(a) and (b) (court in which petition is...

15. 14. In rule 10.36 (procedure for making a bankruptcy application and...

16. 15. In rule 10.87 (vacation of office on completion of bankruptcy...

17. 16. In rule 12.2 (performance of functions by the court)—

18. 17. In rule 12.30(7) (general power of transfer)—

19. 18. In rule 12.34(5) (consequential transfer of other proceedings), for “registrar”,...

20. 19. In rule 12.37 (application for a block transfer order)—

21. 20. In rule 12.38 (action following application for a block transfer...

22. 21. In rule 12.40(3) (office copies of documents), for “registrar or...

23. 22. In rule 13.2(2) (persons entitled to act on official receiver's...

24. 23. In rule 14.1(6), for “(4)” substitute “(5)”.

25. 24. In rule 18.3(1), omit sub-paragraph (b).

26. 25. In rule 18.30(2) (remuneration: exceeding the fee estimate), for sub-paragraphs...

27. Signature

28. Explanatory Note