The MOJ has only been collecting performance data for the proportion of invoices paid within 10 days of receipt of a supplier invoice since November 2008. Performance since that date is sent out in the table.
Percentage paid within 10 day target Number of invoices paid within 10 days November 2008 64 63,307 December 2008 59 58,743 January 2009 55 57,679 February 2009 67 67,693 March 2009 66 82,116 April 2009 82 65,422 May 2009 92 61,462
The Ministry of Justice is fully committed to achieving compliance with the Prime Minister’s target of paying suppliers within 10 days where possible, and is a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code.
The Ministry recognised that its performance against the target needed to improve, and it implemented a prompt payment improvement programme to address the issue. The results for April and May indicate that this programme is beginning to have an effect.