Payments and accounts

Payment performance

In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 we publish data showing that we comply with our obligation to pay valid and undisputed invoices within 30 days. This includes the amount of interest paid to suppliers and the total liability to suppliers from breaches of the requirements (regulation 113).

Financial year Proportion of undisputed invoices paid within 30 days Value of interest liability of invoices paid after 30 days* Value of identified interest in relation to late payment charges paid to suppliers
2022/23 95.08% £359,700 £1,388
2021/22 93.80% £369,600 £1,084
2020/21 91.8% £316,800 £1,071
2019/20 95.2% £115,860 £13,724
2018/19 95.5% £204,676 £1,968
2017/18 94.4% £183,700 £3,775
2016/17 93.1% £225,700 £2,862
2015/16 94.5% N/A £2,535

* The calculated interest liability includes documents which have been disputed and subsequently released for payment. Therefore the calculated figure exceeds the sum that the authority would actually pay.