Freedom of information response
Payment of Local Authority Invoices
I am requesting the following information regarding under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Payment of Local Authority Invoices
For the period between June 2022 and January 2023, please provide the statistics as follows:
• The average number of days taken to make payments of invoices, measured from the date of receipt of invoice or other notice to the date the cash is received by the supplier
• The percentage of payments made within the reporting period which were paid in 30 days or fewer, between 31 and 60 days, and in 61 days or longer
• The percentage of payments due within the reporting period which were not paid within the agreed payment period
I am requesting the following information regarding under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Payment of Local Authority Invoices
For the period between June 2022 and January 2023, please provide the statistics as follows:
-The average number of days taken to make payments of invoices, measured from the date of receipt of invoice or other notice to the date the cash is received by the supplier
The average number of days to pay in that period is 11.23 days.
• The percentage of payments made within the reporting period which were paid in 30 days or fewer, between 31 and 60 days, and in 61 days or longer
<30 days – 40409
31-60 days – 951
>61 days - 577
• The percentage of payments due within the reporting period which were not paid within the agreed payment period
3.64%
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