Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary general elections in Great Britain

Bankruptcy restrictions or interim orders

Bankruptcy in itself is not a disqualification. However, you are disqualified if:1

  • you are currently subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or debt relief restrictions order made by a court in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or 
  • your estate has been sequestrated by a court in Scotland and you have not been discharged

If a person has been adjudged bankrupt by a court in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, or is subject to an interim bankruptcy restrictions order, they are not disqualified on that basis, as long as they are not also currently subject to any of the particular bankruptcy disqualifications listed above. 
 

Last updated: 4 December 2023