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AiB - Debtor Contribution Orders and Debt Arrangement Schemes statistics: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for the following information:
A. How many Debtor Contribution Orders have been awarded, by calendar year, in the period 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2019.
And in respect of same; i) How many of those have successfully completed? ii) How many of those are ongoing? iii) How many of those have been adjusted downwards (including to nil) as a result of a change in circumstances iv) How many of those have failed to complete due to a change in circumstances or without cooperation?
B. How many Debt Arrangement Schemes were entered into, by year, in the period 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2019.
And in respect of same, i) remains current, and ii) have been terminated due to non-payment due to a change in circumstances or noncooperation?
Response
A. How many Debtor Contribution Orders have been awarded, by calendar year, in the period 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2019.
The number of Debtor Contribution Orders (DCOs) set for creditor petition and full administration cases is shown in the following table.
Please note that the total number of DCOs presented here is lower than the number of creditor petitions and full administrations reported in the official, quarterly Scottish Insolvency Statistics publication. These figures are based on data extracted from live database at a different point in time. The quarterly statistics are the definitive source Also note that the data for the calendar year 2015 is limited and therefore is excluded from the table below.
Summary of the Debtor Contribution Orders (DCOs) for Creditor Petition and Full Administration cases(1) by the calendar year of awarded date: Scotland, since 2016
2016 2017 2018 2019 Number of original DCOs set (including nil)(2) 2,557 2,441 2,292 2,261 Number of positive (original) DCOs set(3) 696 856 732 756 of which: Completed(4) 192 151 61 0 Ongoing(4) 504 705 671 756 Number of positive DCOs that have been adjusted downwards at least once(3) 182 200 159 138
Source: Administrative data, Accountant in Bankruptcy
(1) Based on available data for creditor petitions and full administrations. The total number of DCOs presented here is lower than the number of creditor petitions and full administrations reported in the official, quarterly Scottish Insolvency Statistics publication. These figures are based on data extracted from live database at a different point in time. The quarterly statistics are the definitive source.
(2) Note some cases do include at least one variation of DCO. However, figures are based on the number of original DCOs set only.
(3) Including DCOs which are set at more than £0.
(4) The "completed" outcome of DCOs is based on the successful discharge of both debtor and trustee. Else, the outcome would be "ongoing".
B. How many Debt Arrangement Schemes were entered into, by year, in the period 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2019.
The number of Debt Payment Programmes (DPPs) under the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) by the calendar year of approval date and the outcome status is shown in the following table:
Number of Debt Payment Programmes (DPPs) under the Debt Arrangement Scheme by the calendar year of approval date and outcome status (as at December 2019): Scotland, since 2015(1),(2),(3)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Number of approved DPPs 2,138 2,238 2,356 2,436 2,903 of which: Completed 384 239 124 20 3 Live 951 1,274 1,652 2,088 2,830 Revoked 803 725 580 328 70
Source: Administrative data, Accountant in Bankruptcy
(1) Figures presented here are not consistent with the official, headline quarterly statistics. This is because the DAS outcome figures have been compiled at a different point in time using a bespoke data extract from a live database. Note data by outcome status are provisional.
(2) Figures for 2019-20 (April 2019 to December 2019) presented here as part of the calendar year 2019 are provisional until final revisions are made.
(3) Excludes small number of cases that were withdrawn or rejected.
The number of revoked DPPs under the DAS by the calendar year of approval date and the broad revocation reasons is also shown in the following table:
Number of revoked Debt Payment Programmes (DPPs) under the Debt Arrangement Scheme by the calendar year of approval date and broad revocation reasons: Scotland, since 2015(1),(2),(3)
Calendar year of approval date 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Number of revoked DPPs 803 725 580 328 70 of which reason(s): Regulation 27/28 breach (Standard/Discretionary conditions)(4) 673 611 528 302 43 Bankruptcy/Protected Trust Deeds awarded, invalidation of joint DPPs, and others 130 114 52 26 27
Source: Administrative data, Accountant in Bankruptcy
(1) Figures presented here are not consistent with the official, headline quarterly statistics. This is because the DAS outcome figures have been compiled at a different point in time using a bespoke data extract from a live database. Note data by outcome status are provisional.
(2) Figures for 2019-20 (April 2019 to December 2019) presented here as part of the calendar year 2019 are provisional until final revisions are made.
(3) Excludes small number of cases that were withdrawn or rejected.
(4) See www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/141/regulation/28/made for more detailed conditions.
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