United Kingdom · Bill · Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
Bill 2568
Small Business Commissioner and Late Payments etc Bill [HL]
Introduced
21 January 2020
Last action
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Status
2nd reading
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5 May 2021
Summary
A Bill to make provision to amend the statutory limits for payment of invoices; make provision for a statutory time limit for resolving payment disputes; amend interest for late payments and penalties for persistent late payments and non-compliance; prohibit specified payment practices, on-boarding and pay-to-stay; require payments becoming due under public sector construction projects to be held in project bank accounts; amend the remit, role and powers of the Small Business Commissioner in regard to late payments; provide for a duty on auditors to publish late payment data; and for connected purposes
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HL Bill 44 Explanatory Notes
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HL Bill 44 Explanatory Notes
Explanatory Notes · EN · 21 January 2020
HL Bill 44 Explanatory Notes
Explanatory Notes · EN · 21 January 2020
HL Bill 44 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 21 January 2020
HL Bill 44 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 21 January 2020
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2568
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/2568