Claim: The UK Government enforced measures to ensure prompt payment of businesses, including enacting provisions to strengthen the Prompt Payment Code and two other laws.
Evidence: The UK Government issued a consultation document in February 2015 aimed at "challenging grossly unfair payment terms" and "strengthening the Prompt Payment Code". Section 3 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 made further provision for companies to have a "duty to publish report on payment practices and performance" (subject to regulations which, as at August 2016, have not yet been brought forward). The UK government also made provision in section 28 of the Enterprise Act 2016 to penalise delayed payment of insurance claims.