Late Payment of Commercial Debts 2023/24
Case reference FOI2024/01607
Received 22 September 2024
Published 27 September 2024
Request
Council’s full compliance with its Regulation 113 disclosures obligations for all years is evidenced by the detail published on Councils website at https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/council/open-data-principles/11
The published disclosures show that Late Payment Interest totaling £3,743 was paid for the year 2023/24.
It is anticipated that this Late Payment Interest will have arisen as a result of claim(s) under the terms of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts legislation. Please respond to the queries in the following table in relation to the Late Payment of £2,246 3,743:
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Year |
2023/24 |
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*No of separate businesses who submitted Late Payment Claims? |
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No of invoices Council accepted paying late to each business who submitted a Late Payment Claim? |
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Value (£) of invoices paid late? |
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How many invoices claimed as paid late were originally submitted or paid in a prior accounting period? |
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For each separate business who submitted Late Payment Claims provide a breakdown of any Late Payment Compensation paid in addition to the Late Payment Interest: |
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i. X invoices @ £40 =
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ii. X invoices @ £70 =
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iii. X invoices @ £100 =
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*If more than one business submitted late payment claims please provide separate detail of Late Payment Interest and Compensation paid for each business.
To aid your appreciation of my request I am attaching a copy of BIS/14/1116 “A Users Guide to the Recast Late Payment Directive”. This guidance note was issued by the Department of Innovation and Skills back in October 2014.
Response
Council’s full compliance with its Regulation 113 disclosures obligations for all years is evidenced by the detail published on Councils website at https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/council/open-data-principles/11
The published disclosures show that Late Payment Interest totaling £3,743 was paid for the year 2023/24.
It is anticipated that this Late Payment Interest will have arisen as a result of claim(s) under the terms of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts legislation. Please respond to the queries in the following table in relation to the Late Payment of £2,246 3,743:
|
Year |
2023/24 |
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*No of separate businesses who submitted Late Payment Claims? |
3 |
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No of invoices Council accepted paying late to each business who submitted a Late Payment Claim? |
8 |
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Value (£) of invoices paid late? |
£3,744.00 |
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How many invoices claimed as paid late were originally submitted or paid in a prior accounting period? |
1 |
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For each separate business who submitted Late Payment Claims provide a breakdown of any Late Payment Compensation paid in addition to the Late Payment Interest: |
None |
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i. 2 invoices @ £40 =
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£80.00 |
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ii. 3 invoices @ £70 =
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£210.00 |
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iii. 3 invoices @ £100 =
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£300.00 |
*If more than one business submitted late payment claims please provide separate detail of Late Payment Interest and Compensation paid for each business.
To aid your appreciation of my request I am attaching a copy of BIS/14/1116 “A Users Guide to the Recast Late Payment Directive”. This guidance note was issued by the Department of Innovation and Skills back in October 2014.
Answer: Please see the completed table above, as requested.
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