Prompt Payment and Reporting Performance
PPN Action Note 05/15 on prompt payment and reporting performance was published on 27 March 2015. This set requirements (from 1 April 2015) for all central government departments including their Executive Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies, to publish the percentage of their invoices paid within i) 5 days and ii) 30-days on a quarterly basis.
The most current information is below.
Financial year 2024/2025
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 85%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 15%
Financial year 2023/2024
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 80%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 20%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 82%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 18%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 75%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 25%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 80%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 20%
Financial year 2022/2023
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 81%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 19%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 81%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 19%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 82%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 18%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 79%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 21%
Financial year 2021/2022
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 73%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 27%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 80%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 20%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 82%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 18%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 75%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 25%
Financial year 2020/2021
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 73%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 27%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 77%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 23%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 73%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 27%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 65%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 35%
Financial year 2019/2020
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 89%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 11%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 90%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 10%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 90%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 10%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 85%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 15%
Financial year 2018/2019
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 88%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 12%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 88%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 12%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 80%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 20%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 60%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 40%
Financial year 2017/2018
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 88%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 12%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 90%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 10%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 89%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 11%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 87%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 13%
Financial year 2016/2017
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 86%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 14%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 87%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 13%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 88%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 12%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 84%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 16%
Financial year 2015/2016
1st quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 82%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 18%
2nd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 86%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 14%
3rd quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 86%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 14%
4th quarter
- Percentage of invoices paid within 5 days: 86%
- Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days: 14%
