Statements of insolvency practice (SIPs) implement principles and core compliance standards in which Insolvency Practitioners are required to follow. We provide documents on this crucial topic.
SIP 1 - An introduction to SIPs
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SIP 2 - Investigations by office holders in administrations and insolvent liquidations
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SIP 3.2 - CVAs
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SIP 3.3 - Trust Deeds
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SIP 6 - Deemed consent and decision procedures in insolvency proceedings
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SIP 7 - Presentation of financial Information in insolvency proceedings
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SIP 8 - Conduct at meetings of creditors held pursuant to Section 98 of the Insolvency Act 1986
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SIP 9 - Payments to insolvency office holders and their associates from an estate
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SIP 10 - Proxy forms
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SIP 11 - Handling of funds
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SIP 12 - Records of meetings
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SIP 13 - Disposal of assets to connected parties in an insolvency process
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SIP 14 - A receiver's responsibility to preferential creditors
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SIP 15 - Reporting
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R3 guide for creditors; liquidation/creditors’ committees and commissioners
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SIP 16 - Pre-packaged sales in administrations
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SIP 17 - A receiver's responsibility for the company's records
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SIP 3.1 - Individual Voluntary Arrangements
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SIP 8 - Summoning and holding meetings of creditors convened pursuant to S98 of the Insolvency Act 1986
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SIP 1 - A receiver's responsibility for the company's records
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SIP 2 - Practical guidance notes – Scotland
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SIP 2 - Liquidator's investigation
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SIP 3A - Trust Deeds
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SIP 3.3 - Trust Deeds: updated Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 references
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SIP 3B - Company Voluntary Arrangements
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SIP 4 - Disqualification of directors - applies only to insolvency proceedings commenced on or before 5 April 2016
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SIP 5 - Issued as Insolvency Bulletin No 5
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SIP 6 - Issued as Insolvency Bulletin No 6
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SIP 7 - Preparation of insolvency office holders receipts and payments accounts
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SIP 9 - Remuneration of insolvency office holders
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SIP 9 - Remuneration of insolvency office holders
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SIP 9 - Payments to insolvency office holders and their associates
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SIP 13 - Acquisition of assets by directors
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SIP 16 - Pre-packaged administrations
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SIP 16 - Pre-packaged administrations
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SIP 16 - Pre-packaged sales in administrations
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SIP 2 - Investigations by office holders in administrations and insolvent liquidations
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Comparison of the revised SIP 3.1 against the current (2014) SIP 3.1
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SIPs set principles and key compliance standards with which Insolvency Practitioners are required to comply. They are issued to Insolvency Practitioners under procedures agreed between the authorising bodies acting through the Joint Insolvency Committee.
Current and superseded Statements of Insolvency Practice for Scotland and Statements of Insolvency Practice for England & Wales and Northern Ireland can be accessed below.