Examiner
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,645 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35,645 to £43,985 Candidates are advised to address any questions on rates of pay prior to applying for the post |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | 455306/3 |
Summary
The Investigation Enforcement Services Directorate (IES) aims to deliver and promote a range of investigation and enforcement activities both civil and criminal in nature, to support fair and open markets. We do this by effectively enforcing the statutory company and insolvency regimes, maintaining public confidence in those regimes and reducing the harm caused to victims of fraudulent activity and to the business community.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 9 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability network group, Employee Assistance, Representatives, FACES Network Group, LGBT+, Mind Matters, Part Time Workers, The Shed - Men’s Network Group and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
The Compliance and Targeting team (CaT) is responsible for considering insolvent and dissolved companies for investigation under the Company Directors Disqualification Act, live companies for investigation under the Companies Act and referrals of allegations of criminal offences for investigation.
CaT also performs compliance work and when that fails it will refer cases for possible criminal investigation or direct prosecution.
The role of the Examiner in CaT is to review initial information and complaints that are received against companies. They will then carry out further inquiries to determine if the matter should be allocated to an investigation team. Information may come from multiple sources such as reports on director conduct from Insolvency Practitioners and Official Receivers, Insolvency Service colleagues, complaints and referrals from members of the public and other agencies and regulators.
Your analytical skills, coupled with strong verbal and written communication abilities, will be instrumental in conducting reviews of reports and referrals and making robust and effective targeting decisions.
Responsibilities
As an Examiner, you will:
- assist in making informed targeting decisions on compulsory and non-compulsory corporate insolvency cases
- support the handling of complaints relating to live and dissolved companies, ensuring issues are logged, assessed, and escalated appropriately
- help review referrals that contain criminal allegations and contribute to decisions on whether to commence criminal investigations
- assist with processing complaints about disqualified directors or bankrupt individuals who may be acting in breach of their restrictions
- undertake basic compliance tasks under supervision, ensuring casework meets required standards and procedures
- provide general case management support to colleagues and external stakeholders, including maintaining accurate records, preparing documentation, and supporting workflow processes
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