Commercial Payments Bill [HL]

Summary

A bill to make provision about payment terms in commercial contracts; to make provision about interest on late payment of commercial debts; to ban retention clauses in the construction sector; to expand the powers of the Small Business Commissioner in relation to payment disputes and poor payment practices; to amend the Enterprise Act 2016 in connection with other functions of the Small Business Commissioner; and for connected purposes.

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Timeline

1. 19 May 2026

   1st reading

   Lords · 1st reading

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2. 9 June 2026

   2nd reading

   Lords · 2nd reading

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3. 21 July 2026

   Committee stage

   Lords · Committee stage

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Documents

30 official files

• HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 14 August 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 14 August 2026

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• Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum

  Delegated Powers Memorandum · EN · 21 July 2026

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• HL Bill 45 (as amended in Committee)

  Bill · EN · 21 July 2026

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• HL Bill 45 (as amended in Committee)

  Bill · EN · 21 July 2026

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• HL Bill 45 (as amended in Committee)

  Bill · EN · 21 July 2026

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• HL Bill 4–I Marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 17 July 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 16 July 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 16 July 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 14 July 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 14 July 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 3 July 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 3 July 2026

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• Letter from Lord Leong to Peers regarding maximum payment terms, payment disputes, small business commissioner resourcing, AI and data analytics, environment, social and governance (ESG), definition of business size, information provided to the commissioner, interaction with the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), regulations allowing further disputes to be excluded, analysis of late payments' impact through an equalities perspective, and retentions under construction contract.

  Will write letters · EN · 24 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 24 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 24 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 23 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 23 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 22 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 22 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 19 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 19 June 2026

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• 2nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

  Select Committee report · EN · 19 June 2026

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• 2nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

  Select Committee report · EN · 19 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 18 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 18 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 17 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 17 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 15 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 15 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 11 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 11 June 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 10 June 2026

  Amendment Paper · EN · 10 June 2026

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• Commercial Payments Bill [HL]: HL Bill 4 of 2026–27

  Briefing papers · EN · 4 June 2026

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• Final stage Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade

  Impact Assessments · EN · 28 May 2026

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• Delegated Powers Memorandum

  Delegated Powers Memorandum · EN · 20 May 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Explanatory Notes

  Explanatory Notes · EN · 19 May 2026

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• HL Bill 4 Explanatory Notes

  Explanatory Notes · EN · 19 May 2026

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• HL Bill 4 (as introduced)

  Bill · EN · 19 May 2026

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• HL Bill 4 (as introduced)

  Bill · EN · 19 May 2026

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• HL Bill 4 (as introduced)

  Bill · EN · 19 May 2026

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• European Convention on Human Rights Statement

  Human rights memorandum · EN · 18 May 2026

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Sponsors

• Lord Leong · Labour · Lords
• · Department for Business and Trade · Department

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