Why do councils go bust and what happens when they do?

A spokesperson for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which looks after local government, said: “Councils are responsible for the management of their own finances. “The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7bn for local government in England, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £5.1bn or…

Insolvency Service secures bankruptcy restrictions as part of ongoing work to tackle Covid loan misconduct

Individuals all made false applications, examples of which include overstating the income of their businesses, or in one case, not trading when they received the funds  Bankruptcy Restrictions Orders (BROs) and Bankruptcy Restrictions Undertakings (BRUs) have been secured by the Insolvency Service  These latest measures form part of the Insolvency Service’s ongoing work to target…

Market overview | Clayton Utz

Regulator intervention and government stimulus packages in response to market shocks often mask underlying systemic distress and disrupt economic cycles. With companies now largely weaned off COVID-19 support packages, insolvencies have significantly increased. In May 2024, a further 992 companies entered external administration (or had a controller appointed), totalling 9735 this financial year; a ~14.5%…