Suppliers Invoices - Payment Failure
Dear Belfast City Council,
Please treat this communication as a freedom of Information request.
You are no doubt aware that details of Belfast City Council's prompt payment performance are published on the Departments web-site on a quarterly basis.
In the financial years 2015/16, 2016-17 and quarter 1 of 2017-18, based on Council's own reported figures, it appears that a total of 18,664 invoices have been paid late.
Please disclose the following information in respect of the 18,664 late paid invoices during the financial years 2015/16, 2016-17 and quarter 1 of 2017-18 :
i) the amount of interest Belfast City Council has actually paid to suppliers due to late payment; and
ii) the total amount of interest that Belfast City Council is statutorily liable to pay suppliers (whether or not paid, whether under any statutory or other requirement).
Please acknowledge receipt of this Freedom of Information request.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Hamilton
Dear Mr Hamilton
I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request dated 14
October 2017 and advise that you will receive our response in due course.
Kind regards
Paula Toner
Senior Business Support Assistant
Finance and Resources Department
Belfast City Council
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Dear Mr Hamilton
Please find attached response to your Freedom of Information request dated
14 October 2017.
Kind regards
Paula Toner
Senior Business Support Assistant
Finance and Resources
Belfast City Council
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liability in the event that the onward transmission, opening, or use of
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systems or data.
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