The Deregulation Bill and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, both currently before Parliament, contain a number of proposals relating to insolvency which will amend the Insolvency Act 1986. Amongst these proposals are: deregulatory and Red Tape Challenge measures aimed at reducing unnecessary regulations and costs in insolvency proceedings; measures to strengthen and improve confidence in the insolvency practitioner regulatory regime; measures aimed at improving creditor redress where company directors are culpable for debts; and a reserve power to make regulations relating to pre-pack administrations.<\/p>
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I have also laid a statutory instrument which will amend the creditor petition bankruptcy limit as set out in the Insolvency Act.<\/p>
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