MEDIUM IMPACT United Kingdom

UK Tightens Payment Practices Reporting Requirements

Effective Date: April 1, 2025

Summary

Large UK businesses face new obligations to report on payment practices with more granular data.

Details

## Background The UK Government has strengthened the Payment Practices Reporting duty, requiring more detailed disclosure from large businesses. ## New Requirements - Quarterly reporting (previously bi-annual) - Breakdown by supplier size - Include dispute statistics - Chief executive sign-off required ## Penalties Non-compliance can result in fines up to £5,000 per director and potential disqualification. ## Implementation Large businesses (meeting 2 of 3 criteria: £36m turnover, £18m assets, 250 employees) must comply from April 2025.

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