Invoice Payment Performance Data - Find a freedom of information request

Invoice payment performance data for financial years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020:

1. How many invoices were paid late (actual number rather than %) and what is the total value of invoices paid late?

2. Is this split out by sector / category or can you identify SME suppliers that have been paid late? If so, what are the volumes values?

3. How many claims have you processed for late payment of invoices? How many claims were successful and how many were rejected (and for what reason)? (Volumes and values of claims)

4. Do you have a documented process for late payment claims? If so, is this published and can it be shared? In the absence of a process, where should late payment claims be submitted?

1.

(2018/2019) Invoices 23086 value of £65,195,393.73
(2019/2020) Invoices 18991 value of £61,864,662.36

2. Not split

3. The figures include payments that were not paid on time due to being held against credit balances due. Late payment charges are not coded separately therefore it is impossible to report this figure without checking individual invoices. Lincolnshire County Council processed in excess of 232K payments per annum.

4. No. Claims can be submitted to Lincolnshire County Council's Operations and Financial Advice Manager.

Their details are below:
Tony Warnock BA (Hons) FCA
Operations and Financial Advice Manager
Financial Strategy
Finance and Public Protection
Orchard House, Room 5.03
Lincolnshire County Council
LN1 1BA
Email: tony.warnock@lincolnshire.gov.uk