Debt was passed to agency days before DRO was approved

Squeaky_Kleen

So I had my DRO approved around 7 weeks ago (I'm now in the moratorium period).  However it seems that behind the scenes just days before the DRO was approved, one of my creditors had passed a debt to a collection agency.  Can someone confirm if this debt is still counted within the DRO?  Or do I have to pay it?

jlfrs01

You've nothing to worry about as this link to the government website sets out:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-creditors-listed-in-a-debt-relief-order-dro

Squeaky_Kleen

jlfrs01 said:

You've nothing to worry about as this link to the government website sets out:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-creditors-listed-in-a-debt-relief-order-dro

Hi, thanks for the link, though I can't see which bit refers to debts that were passed to collection agencies prior to the DRO being approved. Are you able to copy/paste it for me please?

fatbelly

It's absolutely still included. Even if they sold it, rather than passing it to a collector, it's still included.

Just write your dro number and date on anything they send you, and send it back

sourcrates

Insolvency debts are commonly sold or assigned to debt collectors, it makes no difference whatsoever to you, the debt is still the same debt regardless of ownership, and still included in your DRO, so relax, and do as fatbelly advises.