we could aks I suppose, is that sort of stuff available in the public domain?
No, it isn't.
Very difficult to confirm as all investigations are done confidentially. The DTI department concerned only releases a small amount of information, usually about cases of national interest, like The Mirror Group.
http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/cib/index.htmIf this is true then it must have come from somebody within the company (or close to the individual) being investigated I would have thought.