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Committee Material Published 11 Feb 2026 ↗ View on Parliament

The Government is right to recognise the risks to SMEs posed by late payments. Until there is new legislation, the Fair Payments Code should become the minimum expectation, rather than an optional extra, for all firms over 250 employees. (Conclusion, Paragraph 38)

The Government is right to recognise the risks to SMEs posed by late payments. Until there is new legislation, the Fair Payments Code should become the minimum expectation, rather than an optional extra, for all firms over 250 employees. (Conclusion, Paragraph 38) Type: conclusion | Number: 6 | Response status: response_pending