Accountant in Bankruptcy - Protected Trust Deeds (PTDs) information: FOI release
- Published
- 11 August 2026
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202600519557
- Date received
- 2 June 2026
- Date responded
- 23 June 2026
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Information regarding Protected Trust Deeds (PTDs) for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026:
1. Refusals of Discharge:
- The number of individuals who were refused discharge from their PTD.
- A breakdown of these cases by Insolvency Practitioner.
2. Ingathered Funds:
- The total amount of money ingathered from individuals who failed to be discharged from their PTD.
- If possible, a breakdown of the ingathered amounts by Insolvency Practitioner.
3. Duration to Failure:
- The average length of time between a PTD being protected and the point at which it failed, resulting in the individual being refused discharge.
4. Dividends to Creditors:
- The total amount of ingathered money that was paid out as a dividend to creditors from these failed PTDs.
5. Average Debt Amount:
- The average amount of debt associated with these failed PTD cases.
6. Subsequent Bankruptcy Applications:
- The number of individuals from the above group who subsequently self-sequestered through a debtor application.
- Of these, how many were via the Minimal Asset Process (MAP)?
7. Homeownership in PTDs:
- The number of current live PTD cases where the individual owns their own home.
- The total number of live PTD cases.
- If available, a breakdown of live cases and homeowner status by Insolvency Practitioner.
Response
Please find the information requested attached at Annex A.
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- File type
- Excel document
- File size
- 30.4 kB
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