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PE01824: 30 day supply chain payment for government work

Economy Finance

Petitioner: Bill Alexander

Status:
Closed

Date Lodged: 24 September 2020

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure the 30 day supply chain payment policy is being complied with.

Petition History:

Summary

8 October 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and Audit Scotland. Link to Official Report of Meeting 8 October 2020

25 November 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Auditor General for Scotland will ask the auditors of Transport Scotland to consider the scope for additional audit work in payment performance as part of their 2020/21 audit planning and will consider whether wider audit activity in this area is warranted, and that the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee is carrying out postlegislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act, which will consider the role of public procurement in the Scottish economy, and which the petitioner can engage with. The Committee also agreed to write to the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee and to the petitioner. Link to Official Report of Meeting 25 November 2020

Written submissions 

PE1824/A: Scottish Government submission of 3 September 2020 (121KB pdf)

PE1824/B: Petitioner submission of 22 September 2020 (86KB pdf)

PE1824/C: Federation of Small Businesses submission of 13 October 2020 (62KB pdf)

PE1824/D: Scottish Government submission of 28 October 2020 (125KB pdf)

PE1824/E: Auditor General for Scotland submission of 30 October 2020 (62KB pdf)

PE1824/F: Petitioner submission of 18 November 2020 (61KB pdf)

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Comments (14)

Do you agree the 30 day supply chain payment for government work should be audited to ensure it is being adhered to?

Cash Flow is critical for small businesses.

Suzanne Byrne

9:02 on 16 Sep 2020

Cash flow is crucial for all business, I'm a small business and struggle to get any less than 45 days to month end, a real struggle at times.

James Scullion

21:24 on 15 Sep 2020

The sub contractors portion of the payment made by main contractors client should be deposited in subcontractors designated bank accounts by a Act of Parliament. Small and Medium Enterprises have been used long enough by main contractors and verbal football by the politicians for the last twenty years as all indication points to the small and medium enterprises sector paying for the next twenty years the debt which is currently being incurred.

leslie reekie

13:47 on 15 Sep 2020

Long overdue!

William Morrison

12:50 on 15 Sep 2020

There is a critical need for internal audit and verification of supply chain payment.

Steven Rawding

12:24 on 15 Sep 2020

30 days is vital to allow our SME's and our economy to thrive.

Amanda Lamb

12:14 on 15 Sep 2020

This is well over due.

Martin Sneddon

12:14 on 15 Sep 2020

Cash flow is critical.

Eddie Fergus

12:01 on 15 Sep 2020

Now more than ever if SMEs are to thrive and boost our economy cash flow is needed. Therefore what better time to insist on this?

Elaine Macdonald

16:48 on 06 Sep 2020

30 Days is must for our industry

Jason Walsh

15:03 on 03 Sep 2020

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