Data recording invoices paid within 10 days of receipt have been kept only since November 2008. This followed the Prime Minister’s announcement, in October 2008, that in future Government Departments would aim to pay invoices within 10 days. The following data relate to the Cabinet Office as a whole (the Prime Minister’s Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office):
Percentage of invoices paid within 10 days Number of invoices paid within 10 days November 2008 51 1,303 December 2008 54 803 January 2009 56 1,045 February 2009 57 1,045 March 2009 70 1,867 April 2009 94 652 May 2009 95 806 June 2009 97 1,735 July 2009 89 780 August 2009 96 1,274 September 2009 92 1,326 October 2009 96 1,575 November 2009 90 1,427
Prior to November this information was not recorded and it is available only at disproportionate cost.