For the financial year 2018 and 2019 (so far) please supply data broken down by financial year:
1. Total No. of suppliers invoices paid?
2018/2019: 248,219
2019/2020 (so far): 67,256
2. Total value of suppliers invoices paid?
2018/2019: £1,064,254,365
2019/2020 (so far): £285,189,418
3. Nos of suppliers invoices paid within 10 working days?
2018/2019: 164,965
2019/2020 (so far) : 40,381
4. % of suppliers invoices paid within 10 working days?
2018/2019: 66.46%
2019/2020 (so far): 60.04%
5. Nos of suppliers invoices paid within 30 calendar days?
2018/2019: 71,436
2019/2020 (so far) : 20,980
6. % of suppliers invoices paid within 30 calendar days?
2018/2019: 28.77%
2019/2020 (so far): 31.19%
7. Nos of suppliers invoices paid after 30 calendar days?
2018/2019: 11,275
2019/2020 (so far) : 1,572
8. % of suppliers invoices paid after 30 calendar days?
2018/2019: 4.54%
2019/2020 (so far) : 2.33%
9. Within the period outlined above what were the three longest outstanding invoices? For clarity, I mean invoices paid by your authority but after a delay. (I would like the total in days please) And what was the reason for the delay?
2018/2019: the three latest invoices were 431, 415 and 409 days late.
2019/2020: the three latest invoices so far are 109, 108 and 107 days late.
We do not hold a central record on the reasons why these invoices were late but we can confirm that the most common reason for delay is because of a dispute over the amount.