Insolvency Service returns £42.7 million to the economy and strengthens action against financial wrongdoing
The Insolvency Service is returning millions to creditors and the economy. Enforcement action resulted in another year of significant director disqualifications and criminal prosecutions. The agency supported thousands of people in financial difficulty via the Redundancy Payments Service and Debt Relief Orders. The Insolvency Service returned £42.7 million to creditors and the wider economy in 2025-26 while increasing enforcement action against rogue directors and supporting thousands of people facing financial hardship, according to its […]
Government strengthens wildfire resilience heading into summer
Through the new programme, teams of specialist firefighters will be positioned in key areas and ready to respond to fires across England – delivering help to people on the ground more quickly and taking pressure off local services as the number of incidents continues to grow. The teams have undergone intense training over spring and summer, upskilling in the latest strategies like tactical burning, and travelling to South Africa and Poland to learn from the […]