City council commits to faster payment of invoices

Dundee City Council is to set up a centralised team to deal with all payments.

The news comes as figures reveal dozens of suppliers are not paid within 30 days of submitting an invoice.

Dundee has committed to setting up Purchase to Pay, and has rolled the scheme out in the housing, social work and education departments.

The council is one of the quickest at paying outside service providers, with only 6% of suppliers waiting more than 30 days.

The council’s director of corporate services, Marjory Stewart, said: “The performance of payment varies between different areas of the council with the vast majority of invoices being paid within 14 days whether they are local or external to Dundee.

“As at 31 January 2015, the council paid on average 77% of its creditors within 14 days and 94% within 30 days. Within these totals, the council paid local suppliers on average 87% within 14 days and 95% within 30 days.”