Letters to Agents & Trustees

The Accountant in Bankruptcy frequently contacts agents and trustees to keep them appraised of changes to policy and changes within AiB. 

This page contains all of the Accountant's letters from 1 February 2003.

  Letters from 2023
26 October Dear Trustee Letter - Equal Pay Claims
12 October Dear Trustee Letter - Provision to close
16 August Dear Trustee Letter - Debtor Non-Cooperation Cases
7 June Dear Trustee - Post Office Historical Shortfall Scheme
2 February

Dear Trustee - BRT - change in evidence requirements expected for BRI applications for ground of failure to co-operate

19 January Dear Trustee - Submissions of documents and applications on BASYS
  Letters from 2022
3 October Dear Trustee - Update to guidance documents 
08 September  Dear Trustee - Notification of intention to discontinue the acceptance of cheques
21 March Dear Trustee - Supervision of Protected Trust Deeds Pre 2013 Regulations
  Dear Trustee - Publication of Sensitivity Obligation
  Letters from 2021
1 Novermber Dear Trustee - Publication of reformatted Notes for Guidance for Trustees
1 September  Dear Trustee - Introduction of the PTD Protocol
30 August  Dear Trustee - Notification of requirement to complete heritage proposals and debtor discharge
5 July Dear Trustee - Relaxation of AiB Covid arrangements and guidance
13 January  Dear Trustee - Amendments to Bankruptcy PTD and CFT Notes for Guidance
  Letters from 2020
5 November Dear Trustee - change to AiB retention and destruction policy on sederunt books
10 April

Dear Trustee letter - delay to introduction of requirement to submit a trust deed Household Form 2A

02 April Dear Trustee - The Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
20 March Dear Trustee - COVID-19 - expanded PTD Contingency Arrangements
18 March Dear Trustee - COVID-19 Contingency Arrangements
11 March Dear Trustee - Change to trust deed registration process
11 Feb Dear Trustee - Letter confirming full electronic submission on BASYS
7 feb Dear Trustee - Clarification on making and quashing a DCO
  Letters from 2019
26 Nov Dear Trustee - Letter to IPs regarding going paperless
19 March Dear Trustee - notification for PTD administration processes to be done via ASTRA
12 March Dear Trustee - Third party payments to trustees
15 Feb Dear Trustee - PTD Consultation notification
15 Feb Dear Trustee - AiB email addresses are changing
  Letters from 2018
4 May Dear Trustee - Applications to the Accountant for recall of sequestration
  Letters from 2017
7 Dec Dear Trustee - Outlays of protected trust deeds
8 August Dear Trustee - Consultation on Common Financial Tool
28 June Dear Trustee - Costs of an application to be paid as an expense of the estate
29 March Dear Trustee - Payments for services to associated companies of the Trustee
  Letters from 2016
30 Nov Dear Trustee - Changes to Trustee Discharge Process
29 Nov Dear Trustee - Non-realisation of equity in trust
25 Oct Dear Stakeholder - Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016
18 Oct Dear Trustee - Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016
19 July Dear Trustee - DCOs and Debtor Discharge
14 July Dear Trustee - Equity Rich Protected Trust Deeds
1 April Dear Trustee - Form 4
22 Jan Dear Trustee - Protected Trust Deeds (PTD) - Form 4
  Letters from 2015

4 Dec

 

2 Dec

Dear Trustee - Signatures On Forms And Supporting Documentation

 

Dear Trustee - Submission of Debtor Contribution Order (DCO) Proposals

1 Oct Dear Trustee - Dear Trustee Letter - HRMC Mailbox

 

24 Sept

14 Sept

14 Sept

Dear Trustee - Dear Trustee Letter - Debtor Contribution Order (DCO) and Variation of an Income Payment Agreement/Orders (IPA/IPO)

Dear Trustee - Overtime Process - September 2015

Dear Trustee - PTD Form 2A

5 August Dear Trustee - Protected Trust Deeds Reminder

6 July

6 July

25 June

Dear Trustee - Invite For Issues To Consider

Dear Trustee - Negotiation Of Trustee Fee

Dear Trustee - Adjudication, Supervision and Bankruptcy Restriction Orders (BRO)

22 June

14 May

11 May

Dear Trustee - Consigned Funds And Form Of Receipt

Dear Trustee - Revised PTD Notes For Guidance

Dear Trustee - Accounts Process

  Letters from 2014

31 July

1 May

Dear Trustee - Replacement of Trustee

Dear Trustee - Common Financial Statement

19 Mar
14 Mar Dear Trustee - Amendment to Bankruptcy Notes for Guidance - Sale of property on behalf of secured creditors
14 Feb Dear Trustee - Statement of debtor's affairs in protected trust deeds (PTDs)
9 Jan Dear Trustee - Protected Trust Deeds (Scotland) Regulations - Amendments to Form 3
  Letters from 2013
26 Nov Dear Trustee - Protected Trust Deed (Scotland) Regulations 2013 Notes for Guidance
1 Nov Dear Agent - Instruction of sheriff officers
29 Oct Dear Trustee - Protected Trust Deeds - Statement of debtor's affairs
8 Aug Dear Trustee - Protected Trust Deeds - Statement of the debtor's affairs and Date of debtor's discharge
1 Aug Dear Trustee - Publication of Amended Notes for Guidance
1 July

Dear Trustee - Deeds of Assumption in protected trust deeds

3 June Dear Trustee - Outstanding Form 4s
24 May Dear Trustee - Directions to act in protected trust deed cases - Clyde Debt Solutions Ltd
17 May Dear Trustee - Submission of documents to AiB in a protected trust deed (PTD)
11 Mar Dear Trustee - Revised procedure to defer/ un-defer a claim for remuneration
18 Feb Dear Trustee - Late submission of sequestration accounts
  Letters from 2012
24 Sept Dear Trustee - Further requirements for payment of Third Party fees
27 Apr Dear Trustee - Replacement of a trustee in a sequestration or PTD
29 Mar Dear Trustee - Sheriff Mann decision in multiple action S40 application
21 Feb Dear Agent - Closure of AiB Agency cases
  Letters from 2011
26 Sept Dear Trustee - Amendments to Notes for Guidance for Trustees under protected trust deeds post 2008
9 Sept Dear Trustee - Changes to Sederunt Book process
5 Sept Dear Agent - Changes to Sederunt Book process
23 Aug Dear Trustee - Trust deeds and protected trust deeds
10 Aug Dear Agent - Clarification of accounts processes
7 June Dear Trustee - Contributions & PTD forms
6 May Dear Trustee - Student loans and unapplied balance update
29 Mar Dear Trustee - Increase in consignment fees
22 Mar Dear Trustee - Fact finding - pre-sequestration
22 Mar Dear Trustee - Overdue accounts
  Letters from 2010
23 Dec Dear Agent letter - Ask AiB
20 Oct Dear Agent letter - Duty of care with realisable assets: unoccupied property
26 Mar SOD for Agency cases - 1 April 2010
26 Mar Letter issued to agents - March 2010
(This is an update of the letter issued in 21 December 2009)
23 Mar Dear Trustee letter - Supervision of PTDs and fee changes
  Letters from 2009
21 Dec Letter issued to Agents - December 2009 (Updated on March 2010)
21 Dec Agents statement of transactions
21 Dec Calculation to determine agent remuneration
21 Dec SOD for Agency cases if first account completed before 1 April 2009
21 Aug Dear Trustee letter - Supervision of PTDs
7 May Letter to Agent re procurement of Chartered Surveyors
7 Apr Letter to Trustee re Supervision of protected trust deeds (PTDs)
1 Apr Letter to Agent re changes to procedures for appointing Sheriff Officers
  Letters from 2008
12 Dec Letter to Trustee re consultation on matters relating to the sale of the property
12 Nov Letter to Agents regarding Agency banking procedures
17 Sept Letter to Agents regarding the appointment of Replacement Trustees
2 Sept Letter to Agents regarding six monthly reviews and Annex K3s
19 Aug Letter to Agents regarding Annex K3 process
15 Aug Letter to Agents regarding the future of Contracted Insolvency Services
1 July Letter to Agents regarding fee changes
29 May Letter to Agents regarding inappropriate private fee arranging
20 May Letter to Agents regarding changes to contract in relation to bankruptcy restrictions
16 May Letter to Agents/ Trustees regarding Statement of clarification on clause 8.9 of the current contract
18 Mar Letter to Agents/ Trustees regarding changes to Notes for Guidance
29 Feb Letter to Agents/ Trustees regarding changes from arising from the introduction of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc (Scotland) Act 2007
1 Feb Letter to Agent re Legal Contract Change
1 Jan Letter to Trustee re review of record keeping
  Letters from 2007
1 Dec Letter to Agent re Procurement activity of Insolvency Services
1 Dec Letter to Agent/ Trustee re Efficiencies and Improvements and Offer of Heritage
1 Sept Letter to Agent re amendment to Annex D1 of the Agency contract
1 Aug Letter to Agent re Annex I payments
1 June Letter to Agent re Agency Scheme Review
1 May Form to be submitted when consigning funds to AiB
1 May Letter to Agent/ Trustee re consignments of funds to AiB
1 Mar Letter to Agent re heritage and trustee requests
1 Mar Letter to Agent re BACS changes
1 Feb Letter to Agent re IT update
  Letters from 2006
1 Dec Letter to Trustee re Trust Deed correspondence
1 Sep Letter to Agent re Registration as a landlord - update
1 Aug Letter to Agent re Statutory reports
1 June Letter to Agent re Notes for Guidance update
1 June Amendments to Agency fees and BAP disapplied rates - update
1 Apr Letter to Agent re registration as a landlord
1 Feb Letter to Agent re changes to Section 21A ruling - Feb 2006
  Letters from 2005
1 Apr Amendments to Agency fees and BAP disapplied rates
1 Feb Letter to Agent re changes to procedures for procuring legal services
  Letters from 2004
1 Nov Letter to Agent/ Trustee re business continuity plan
1 Apr Letter to Agent/ Trustee re Annex K3
  Letters from 2003
6 Dec Question and answers for Agency cases and Trustee cases
15 Oct Letter to Agent/ Trustee advising legislative and policy changes
20 May Letter to Agent/ Trustee re relocation and intimating business improvement plan
1 Feb Introductory letter from Gillian Thompson, the Agency Chief Executive