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Home » News & Insights » New legislation aims to tackle late payments

New legislation aims to tackle late payments

Posted on 30th January 2020

New legislation was introduced to Parliament on 21st January 2020 that aims to tackle late payments and strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner. 

A Private Members Bill is being introduced to the House of Lords, with the stated aim of curbing the problem ‘once and for all’.

Commenting on the Bill, Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn said: ‘Late payment is crippling small businesses while the UK economy is crying out for investment. By failing to tackle late payment we are starving our small businesses of the capacity to act.

‘The recent huge escalation in outstanding payments shows that decades of promoting ‘culture change’ has only made things worse. This Bill will tackle the issue once and for all with a package of measures that is operable, impactful and measurable.’

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) says the Prompt Payment Code should be made compulsory for businesses with more than 250 staff and payment terms should be halved to a maximum of 30 days.

It also wants to see a clear and simple financial penalty regime for persistent late payers, introduced and enforced by the Small Business Commissioner.

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