{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/schedule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/schedule-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1925",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency Rules 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "ALTERNATIVE COURTS FOR DEBTORS' PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY",
  "text": "Debtor’s own county court\nNearest full-time court\nABERDARE\nCARDIFF\nABERYSTWYTH\nCARDIFF\nAYLESBURY\nLUTON\nBANBURY\nLUTON or GLOUCESTER or READING\nBANGOR\nBIRKENHEAD or CHESTER\nBARNSLEY\nSHEFFIELD\nBARNSTAPLE\nEXETER\nBARROW IN FURNESS\nBLACKPOOL or PRESTON\nBATH\nBRISTOL\nBEDFORD\nLUTON\nBLACKBURN\nPRESTON\nBLACKWOOD\nCARDIFF\nBOSTON\nNOTTINGHAM\nBRIDGEND\nCARDIFF\nBRIDGWATER\nBRISTOL\nBURNLEY\nBOLTON or PRESTON\nBURTON ON TRENT\nLEICESTER or DERBY or NOTTINGHAM\nBURY ST. EDMUNDS\nCAMBRIDGE\nCANTERBURY\nCROYDON or THE HIGH COURT (LONDON)\nCARLISLE\nPRESTON or BLACKPOOL\nCARMARTHEN\nCARDIFF\nCHELMSFORD\nSOUTHEND or THE HIGH COURT (LONDON)\nCHELTENHAM\nGLOUCESTER\nCHESTERFIELD\nSHEFFIELD\nCOLCHESTER\nSOUTHEND or THE HIGH COURT (LONDON)\nCOVENTRY\nBIRMINGHAM\nCREWE\nSTOKE or CHESTER\nDARLINGTON\nMIDDLESBROUGH\nDEWSBURY\nLEEDS\nDONCASTER\nSHEFFIELD\nDUDLEY\nBIRMINGHAM\nDURHAM\nNEWCASTLE\nEASTBOURNE\nBRIGHTON\nGREAT GRIMSBY\nHULL\nGREAT YARMOUTH\nNORWICH\nGUILDFORD\nCROYDON\nHALIFAX\nLEEDS\nHARROGATE\nLEEDS\nHASTINGS\nBRIGHTON\nHAVERFORDWEST\nCARDIFF\nHEREFORD\nGLOUCESTER\nHERTFORD\nLUTON\nHUDDERSFIELD\nLEEDS\nIPSWICH\nNORWICH or SOUTHEND\nKENDAL\nBLACKPOOL or PRESTON\nKIDDERMINSTER\nBIRMINGHAM\nKING'S LYNN\nNORWICH or CAMBRIDGE\nLANCASTER\nBLACKPOOL or PRESTON\nLINCOLN\nNOTTINGHAM\nMACCLESFIELD\nSTOKE or MANCHESTER\nMAIDSTONE\nCROYDON or THE HIGH COURT (LONDON)\nMEDWAY\nCROYDON or THE HIGH COURT (LONDON)\nMERTHYR TYDFIL\nCARDIFF\nMILTON KEYNES\nLUTON\nNEATH\nCARDIFF\nNEWBURY\nREADING\nNEWPORT (GWENT)\nCARDIFF\nNEWPORT (I.O.W.)\nSOUTHAMPTON or PORTSMOUTH\nNORTHAMPTON\nLUTON\nOXFORD\nREADING\nPETERBOROUGH\nCAMBRIDGE\nPONTYPRIDD\nCARDIFF\nPORTMADOC\nBIRKENHEAD or STOKE or CHESTER\nRHYL\nBIRKENHEAD or CHESTER\nROCHDALE\nOLDHAM or MANCHESTER\nSALISBURY\nBOURNEMOUTH or SOUTHAMPTON\nSCARBOROUGH\nYORK or HULL or MIDDLESBROUGH\nSCUNTHORPE\nHULL or SHEFFIELD\nSHREWSBURY\nSTOKE\nST. ALBANS\nLUTON\nSTAFFORD\nSTOKE\nSTOCKTON ON TEES\nMIDDLESBROUGH\nSTOCKPORT\nMANCHESTER\nSTOURBRIDGE\nBIRMINGHAM\nSUNDERLAND\nNEWCASTLE\nSWANSEA\nCARDIFF\nSWINDON\nGLOUCESTER or READING\nTAMESIDE\nMANCHESTER\nTAUNTON\nEXETER or BRISTOL\nTORQUAY\nEXETER\nTRURO\nPLYMOUTH\nTUNBRIDGE WELLS\nCROYDON\nWAKEFIELD\nLEEDS\nWARRINGTON\nCHESTER or LIVERPOOL or MANCHESTER\nWARWICK\nBIRMINGHAM\nWELSHPOOL\nSTOKE or CHESTER\nWEST BROMWICH\nBIRMINGHAM\nWEYMOUTH\nBOURNEMOUTH\nWIGAN\nBOLTON or MANCHESTER or PRESTON\nWINCHESTER\nSOUTHAMPTON\nWORCESTER\nGLOUCESTER\nWORKINGTON\nPRESTON or BLACKPOOL\nWREXHAM\nBIRKENHEAD or STOKE or CHESTER\nYEOVIL\nEXETER or BRISTOL",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted (11.1.1988 with application in accordance with rule 3(1)(2)) by The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 1987 (S.I. 1987/1919), rule 1, Sch. Pt. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/642",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2016/187",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2014/817",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Commencement of Proceedings) and Insolvency Rules 1986 (Amendment) Rules 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2014/817",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Commencement of Proceedings) and Insolvency Rules 1986 (Amendment) Rules 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "entries deleted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2014/817",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Commencement of Proceedings) and Insolvency Rules 1986 (Amendment) Rules 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1925/schedule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:38:55.219722+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}