 |
answer text |
<p>The Prompt Payment Code is a voluntary code which organisations from the public,
private and third sector can sign up to. The Government monitors a variety of sources
to monitor the level of late payment debt. We are not able to assess the direct effect
of the Prompt Payment Code on any individual sector.</p><p>New transparency measures
will allow us to monitor the payment performance of signatories. Through powers in
the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 the Government will introduce
a new reporting requirement on the UK’s largest companies – including many Code signatories
- to report on their payment practices and performance. We plan to introduce this
next year, and the Code will make full use of this new information. From next year
small and medium-sized Code signatories will also report on their payment performance
directly to the Code. Small and medium-sized companies will report, on an annual basis,
on a comply or explain basis.</p>
|
 |
