Government proposals to overhaul the pre-pack insolvency sales

Feb. 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Government proposals to overhaul the pre-pack insolvency sales process have now been dropped, to the dismay of business bodies.

The proposed improvements to legislation had caused controversy as it would leave creditors unpaid following the administration and sale of a business.

In a statement, the Employment Minister Edward Davey said that Government was not convinced of the benefits having “taken into account all of the issues.”

The Forum of Private Business responded to the developments with apprehension, suggesting Government should go even further towards protecting creditors from so called ‘phoenix companies.’

Research from the Forum, under the ‘cost of compliance’ survey, revealed that UK small businesses are owed more than £33 billion in outstanding invoice payments.

Senior Policy Adviser at the Forum, Alex Jackman, said: “Cutting red tape is hugely important but, against the backdrop of the Government’s de-regulatory agenda this is one area where tighter legislation would protect more firms from ‘phoenix’ companies abusing the pre-pack insolvency process by starting again while failing to pay them.

“Late payment, or in this case non-payment, devastates firms’ ability to maintain any kind of healthy cash flow and threatens their very survival.

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