 This newsletter is being issued to
provide an update on the first 6 months of the DCRS based on feedback received from users
over that period.
The DCRS went live on GOV.UK on 6 April 2016 to
allow insolvency practitioners and the Insolvency Service comply with the requirements
of The Insolvent Companies (Reports on Conduct of Directors
(England & Wales) and (Scotland) Rules 2016, which came into force on
that date. The new rules require that conduct reports prepared by
office-holders under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 should be
submitted via an online service provided by the Insolvency Service on behalf of
the Secretary of State.
By October 2016, almost 4,400
IPs and their staff had registered as users of the DCRS and 4,403 reports had
been submitted.
It is a requirement of the
Government Digital Service that all digital services on the GOV.UK platform are
subject to a programme of continuous improvement and iteration. As an example
of improvements made since the launch of the service since May we have enabled
IPs to register their staff so that they can work on cases to the point at
which the completed report requires a review by the IP before submission.
In June 2016 further
development work was carried out which resulted in the addition of a Rules Engine
to the DCRS to carry out an initial sift on conduct reports and identify those
which require a review by a member of staff within the Insolvency Service’s
Insolvent Targeting Team
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