Freedom of Information Request - Information on late payment
Date: 17 December 2025
Our ref: SIR182487/A5632232
Information Request – Information on late payment
Your Request
‘…we request under FOISA that you provide, (in a machine readable format, preferably Microsoft Excel or CSV) the following information in respect of suppliers which were not paid in within 30 days for the period starting 1 April 2019 to the date of this request:
1. Supplier Name
2. Invoice Date
3. Invoice Received Date
4. Invoice Due Date
5. Gross Invoice Value
6. Payment Date
7. Payment Terms
8. Late Payment Compensation or Interest Paid (if any)’
Our Response
Following a search of the information we hold our response is attached separately.
We do not record invoice due dates or payment terms for each individual invoice. Instead, we set all suppliers payment terms at Net 10 days in line with the 10-Day Prompt Payment target set by the Scottish Government and outlined in our terms and conditions.
The ‘Late Payment Compensation or Interest Paid (if any)’ is provided below broken down by financial year. This is recorded separately to the attached report.
- 2019/20: No late payment fees
- 2020/21: No late payment fees
- 2021/22: No late payment fees
- 2022/23: Two late payment fees:
- £25.00 late payment fee
- £14.85 late payment charge - 2023/24: No late payment fees
- 2024/25: No late payment fees
- April – October 2025/26: One late payment fee:
- £100.00 late payment fee
Please also refer to the annual accounts on our website which includes a disclosure on our Prompt Payment Policy and the year’s % performance.
Individual names in the attached information have been marked out (redacted). Releasing personal data into the public domain in response to an access to information request would breach the Data Protection Act 2018. We are therefore withholding the information under FOISA section 38(1)(b) (Personal data).
Review and Appeal
I hope this information meets your requirements, but if you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your information request, please write to us within 40 working days explaining your concerns. You can contact us at Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW or email us at [email protected]. We will carry out a review of our response and contact you with our findings within 20 working days.
If you are not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer,
NatureScot
