This information has been compiled using data published under the Procurement Act, which requires all contracting authorities to publish a Payments Compliance Notice every six months setting out their payment performance.

Public Sector Body Percentage of invoices not paid within terms Average time to pay invoices (days) Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days (by number) Date report submitted
Cabinet Office 2 7 95 30/04/2026
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) 4 9 95 30/04/2026
Department for Education (DfE) 0 8 98 28/04/2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) 4 9 95 19/05/2026
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) 0 7 99 28/04/2026
Department for Transport (DfT) 1 7 97 23/04/2026
Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) 4 6 97 29/04/2026
Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) 1 4 99 30/04/2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) 1 3 99 30/04/2026
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) 0 4 100 29/04/2026
HM Treasury (HMT) 0 3 98 08/05/2026
Home Office 0 10 98 27/04/2026
Ministry of Defence (MoD) 2 6 99 08/05/2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) 0 4 100 24/04/2026
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 0 16 71 30/04/2026
Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) 7 23 93 01/05/2026
Clarion Housing Group 0 19 99 07/05/2026
East West Rail 1 5 98 21/04/2026
High Speed Two (HS2) 1 19 95 29/04/2026
National Highways 1 5 97 30/04/2026
Network Rail 1 20 98 30/04/2026
Sellafield 8 28 85 23/04/2026
Transport for London (TfL) 0 22 96 30/04/2026

Using this Information

Under the Procurement Act, contracting authorities must include 30-day payment terms in public sector contracts and ensure that these terms are passed down their supply chain. Invoices must be paid within 30 days of receipt, not when they are validated.

The figures within the table above have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Further information about a contracting authority’s payment performance can be found in its full Payments Compliance Notice, which is accessible by clicking on the name of the contracting authority in the table above.

Any queries regarding the information contained within a Payments Compliance Notice should be directed to the Procurement Compliance Service. Concerns about payment under a specific contract with a contracting authority should be directed to the Public Procurement Review Service.

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