This practice note explains the approach of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (SI 2016/1024) to forms and notices whose format was previously prescribed under the Insolvency Rules 1986 (IR 1986).

For a complete list of the insolvency forms produced by Companies House, the Insolvency Service, HMCTS and Practical Law, see our Toolkit, Insolvency forms. Forms in that toolkit are listed by insolvency procedure or other specific type of process.

For background information and links regarding the insolvency forms prescribed under the IR 1986 (noting that these forms are largely repealed with effect from 6 April 2017) see Practice note: overview, A guide to forms in insolvency proceedings (pre-6 April 2017). (Note that this pre-6 April 2017 document is no longer maintained and so links to some documents hosted by the Insolvency Service may no longer work where the Insolvency Service has decomissioned them.)