Personal Insolvency Act 2012

Duties of Insolvency Service on issue of Debt Relief Notice.

33.— (1) On receiving the notification referred to in section 31 (5)(a), the Insolvency Service shall, as soon as practicable—

(a) notify the approved intermediary concerned that the Debt Relief Notice has been issued,

(b) send the notice referred to in subsection (2) to the specified debtor,

(c) send the notice referred to in subsection (3) to each specified creditor, and

(d) comply with subsection (4).

(2) A notice under subsection (1)(b) shall inform the specified debtor of the issue of a Debt Relief Notice in respect of which he or she is the specified debtor, and shall be accompanied by—

(a) a copy of the Notice, and

(b) a statement of the obligations during the supervision period of a specified debtor under this Chapter.

(3) A notice under subsection (1)(c) shall inform the specified creditor concerned of the issue of a Debt Relief Notice in respect of which he or she is a specified creditor, and shall be accompanied by—

(a) a copy of the Notice,

(b) a statement of the specified qualifying debt or debts in respect of which he or she is the specified creditor,

(c) a statement of his or her right under section 43 to object to the inclusion, in the Debt Relief Notice, of a specified qualifying debt referred to in paragraph (b), and

(d) a copy of the Prescribed Financial Statement completed under section 27 .

(4) The Insolvency Service complies with this subsection by recording on the Register of Debt Relief Notices—

(a) the fact that the Debt Relief Notice has been issued,

(b) the date on which the Debt Relief Notice was issued,

(c) the name and address of the specified debtor concerned, and

(d) such other details as may be prescribed under section 133 (3)(b).