In li
ght of the on-going coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), has implemented measures to introduce flexibility and ensure business continuity for us and our stakeholders.
We will continue to update this page with on-going information including any changes to the service we provide and precautions we have taken during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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AiB contact information
Press and ministerial releases
Guidance/Legislation update
Production and publication of Scottish insolvency and Dilligence Statistics
AiB contact information
From Monday 23 March 2020, until further notice, all communications with teams within AiB should now be done via e-mail or our shared IT systems.
Each teams details are as follows:
Insolvency Registrations Team : IRT@aib.gov.uk
Bankruptcy Restrictions Team: BRT@aib.gov.uk
Bankruptcy Adjudication & Supervision Team: AST@aib.gov.uk
In-house Case Management Team: CMT@aib.gov.uk
BASYS enquiries: BASYSenquiries@aib.gov.uk
Trust Deed Team: AIB-trustdeedteam@aib.gov.uk
Debt Arrangement Scheme Team enquiries: das@aib.gov.uk
DAS payment enquiries: daspayments@aib.gov.uk
eDEN enquiries: eDENenquiries@aib.gov.uk
Contract Management Team: AIBContractManagementTeam@aib.gov.uk
Legal enquiries mailbox: LegalMailbox@aib.gov.uk
Operational Policy & Compliance Team: opc@aib.gov.uk
Facilities Management enquiries: aibfacilitiesmanagement@aib.gov.uk
Finance Team: financequeries@aib.gov.uk
Trustee Accounts Team: AiBtrusteeaccounts@aib.gov.uk
Communications Team: AIB_communications@gov.scot
Policy Development enquiries: AIB_Policy_Development_Enquiries@aib.gov.uk
Procurement Team: aibprocurement@gov.scot
Press and ministerial releases
21 March 2020 - Scottish Government press release - Supporting those affected by debt
7 April 2020 - AiB news release on Coronavirus (Scotland) Act
11 May 2020 - AiB news release - Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill
21 May 2020 - AiB news release - Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill - Update
Guidance/Legislation
As a result of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill, the moratorium process has changed for a limited period of time.
Key changes include the period of relief now lasting for 6 months and the restriction of one per year being lifted.
For further details see the recently published:
Debt Arrangement Scheme
Bankruptcy
Forms
Debtor Application Pack - Coronavirus (Scotland) (No2) Act 2020
Debtor Application - Entity Application Pack - Coronavirus (Scotland) (No2) Act 2020
Guidance
Debtor's Guide - updated as per The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act
Creditor's Guide - updated as per The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act
Debt Advice Information Package
Debt and the Consequences - update as per The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act
Modified procedures for the bankruptcy application process - reduced evidence requirement
BASYS - External Release Notes - Sprint 73.2, 73.3 & 73.4 - Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill
Corporate insolvency cases
As a temporary measure AiB can accept forms by email for corporate insolvency cases. These should be sent to IRT@aib.gov.uk. Please note that there may be a delay in the information appearing on the Register of Insolvencies.
All trustees
Dear Trustee - COVID - 19 Contingency Measures
Dear Trustee - Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
Dear Trustee - Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020
Dear Trustee - COVID-19 expanded PTD Contingency Measures
Production and publication of Scottish insolvency and Diligence Statistics
The production and publication of the following Scottish Insolvency Statistics and Scottish Diligence Statistics reports will be temporarily suspended until further notice:
a) Scottish Insolvency Statistics: January to March 2020 (2019-20 Quarter 4)
Original publication date: 22 April 2020
b) Scottish Insolvency Statistics: April to May 2020 (2020-21 Quarter 1)
Original publication date: 22 July 2020
c) Scottish Diligence Statistics 2019-20
Original publication date: July 2020 (Exact date was not announced).
This action is necessary due to an urgent shift of resource to help manage immediate issues arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.
We will continue to produce regular statistics and will make these available when produced. However, please note that these are not official statistics, and therefore should only be used as a guide.
If you require further information about the statistics, please contact Ken.O'Neill@aib.gov.uk.