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Proposed amendments

58 amendments across 14 provisions

Clause 1 6

Amendment #10035840#10035840No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Review of maximum payment period for non-public authority purchasers

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1
Sponsor
Amendment #10035841#10035841No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 3, line 38, at end insert—
“2CA Payments collected by intermediaries
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1
Sponsor
Amendment #10036300#10036300No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, at end insert—
“(1A) The purchaser must advise the supplier how the supplier should submit notice as set out in subsection (1).
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1
Amendment #10036301#10036301No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 3, line 38, at end insert—
“(8) Where a pre-existing trading relationship exists between the parties, and a new contract is issued after the day on which the Commercial Payments Act 2026 is passed to update or replace the contract in force prior to the day on which the Commercial Payments Act 2026 is passed, any new clause or variance to the old contract that has the effect of increasing the required verification period is to be deemed null and void.
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1
Amendment #10036430#10036430No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 3, line 4, leave out from “means” to end of line 8 and insert “the point at which the supplier has unequivocal and unencumbered use of cleared funds remitted by the buyer.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1
Amendment #10036432#10036432No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 8 and 9 and insert “30 days”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 1

Clause 3 6

Amendment #10035824#10035824No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 8, line 28, at end insert—
“(9A) Regulations under subsection (7) must not specify criteria of undertakings that differ from—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 3
Amendment #10036455#10036455No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 7, line 23, at end insert “save that the Secretary of State must not specify in regulations which have or will continue to have effect after 1 April 2029 any contract of a description which relates to—
(a) the supply of any goods or services by a person in the United Kingdom to any person for use outside of the United Kingdom, or
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 3
Amendment #10036499#10036499No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 8, leave out lines 1 to 8 and insert—
“(7) In subsections (2) and (3)—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 3
Amendment #10036501#10036501No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 3, page 8, line 29, leave out from “means” to end of line 30 and insert “—
(a) a person carrying on one or more businesses;
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 3

Clause 4 1

Amendment #10036431#10036431No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 4, page 9, line 2, at end insert—
“(3) Statutory interest is to be remitted to the supplier within five working days of payment of the invoices.
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 4

Clause 8 1

Amendment #10035842#10035842No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—
“Agreements relating to copyright and other intellectual property

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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8
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 8
Sponsor

Clause 11 3

Amendment #10035826#10035826No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 11, page 15, line 34, at end insert—
“(3) A party to a construction contract is not precluded from engaging with a third party in the transference of money to another party to the construction contract under subsection (1).”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 11
Amendment #10036477#10036477No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 11, page 15, line 19, at end insert—
“(1A) Sections 113B to 113E apply only where B is not a micro, small or medium-sized undertaking according to the regulations made under section 2E(7)(a) (exempted contracts: no restriction on payment terms) of the Commercial Payments and Interest on Late Payment Act 1998.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 11
Amendment #10036478#10036478No decisionRemoves provision
Amendment text
Clause 11, page 15, leave out lines 27 and 28
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 11

Clause 12 1

Amendment #10035827#10035827No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 12, page 17, line 30, leave out from “means” to end of line 32 and insert “—
(a) the last day of the period of two years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, where the payer is a public authority, or
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 12

Clause 13 1

Amendment #10036479#10036479No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 13, page 18, line 15, at end insert—
“(2A) This section does not apply in respect of a retention clause of less than 2 per cent of the value of the contract, which is retained during an agreed period during which any defects are to be made good.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 13

Clause 18 17

Amendment #10035794#10035794No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 25, line 4, at end insert—
“2FA Protection of small businesses from detriment
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Sponsor
Amendment #10035795#10035795No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 22, line 35, insert—
“(5A) The adjudicator must reach a decision determining a relevant payment dispute before the end of the period of 60 days beginning with the day on which the dispute is referred to adjudication under the scheme.
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Sponsor
Amendment #10035829#10035829No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 21, line 23, leave out “(but no other type of person)” and insert “or consumer”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10035830#10035830No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 21, line 31, after “applies” insert “or by a small business to a consumer under an express or implied term of a contract”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10035831#10035831No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 25, line 38, at end insert—
“(2A) In paragraph (2)(a), “steps” include but are not limited to—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10035834#10035834No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 25, line 38, at end insert—
“(2A) Regulations under this section must provide for an adjudicator to determine a dispute within 28 days of referral, subject to such extensions as may be agreed by the parties.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10035835#10035835No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 25, line 21, after “circumstances” insert “subject to the agreement of both parties”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10035838#10035838No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 26, line 3, at end insert—
“(5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section must not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10035839#10035839No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 25, line 19, after “adjudication” insert “(but see subsection (2A))”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10036121#10036121No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—
“Digital access to SBC adjudication scheme

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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hol33
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10036435#10036435No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 24, line 5, at end insert—
“(3A) The Commissioner must give written reasons for the decision to decline to adjudicate a relevant payment dispute under subsection (3).”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18
Amendment #10036437#10036437No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 22, line 26, at end insert—
“(1A) It is not a defence for the larger business to claim that payment was withheld due to the small business not complying with non-statutory environmental, social and governance requirements that are not included in the terms of the contract.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 18

Clause 19 6

Amendment #10036119#10036119No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause—
“Algorithmic accountability

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 19
Amendment #10036124#10036124No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause—
“Time limits for investigations

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 19
Amendment #10036127#10036127No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause—
“Equalities monitoring of payment disputes and investigations

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 19
Amendment #10036454#10036454No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 19, page 27, line 7, at end insert—
“(6A) In subsection (4) “a sufficient number of occasions” must be defined by the Commissioner within six months of the day on which the Commercial Payments Act 2026 is passed.”
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 19
Amendment #10036512#10036512No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause—
“Small Business Commissioner Office of the Whistleblower

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 19

Clause 21 5

Amendment #10036125#10036125No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 21, insert the following new Clause—
“Small Business Payments Charter

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 21
Amendment #10036128#10036128No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 21, insert the following new Clause—
“Targeted support for under-served small businesses

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 21
Amendment #10036129#10036129No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 21, insert the following new Clause—
“Digital accessibility requirements

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 21
Amendment #10036433#10036433No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 21, insert the following new Clause—
“Employment Rights Act 2025: review of impact on payment practices

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 21
Amendment #10036434#10036434No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 21, insert the following new Clause—
“Changes in employment law: duty to review

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 21

Clause 24 2

Amendment #10035797#10035797No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 24, page 37, line 41, at end insert—
“(ca) must, in making provision under paragraph (c), secure that a company’s turnover in the United Kingdom—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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Decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 24
Sponsor
Amendment #10036118#10036118No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 24, insert the following new Clause—
“AI-assisted payment monitoring

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 24

Clause 25 6

Amendment #10035796#10035796No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Funding of the Small Business Commissioner: statement to Parliament

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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hol4
Decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 25
Amendment #10036120#10036120No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Open payment data register

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 25
Amendment #10036122#10036122No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Blockchain pilot for construction retention records

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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hol34
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 25
Amendment #10036123#10036123No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Cyber security and post-quantum cryptographic standards

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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25
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 25
Amendment #10036126#10036126No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Supply chain payment sustainability reporting

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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hol38
Decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 25
Amendment #10036130#10036130No decisionNew clause / schedule
Amendment text
After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“ESG framework for payment practices

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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hol42
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The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 25

Clause 31 1

Amendment #10035825#10035825No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Clause 31, page 41, line 34, at end insert—
“(2A) Section 4 comes into force on the day after the last day of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.”
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Decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Clause 31

Schedule 4 2

Amendment #10036498#10036498No decisionAmends text
Amendment text
Schedule 4, page 52, line 34, after “functions),” insert—
“(a) in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—

The Bills API publishes only the tabling instruction here, not the inserted text itself — the full wording is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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4
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Decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Schedule 4
Amendment #10036719#10036719No decisionRemoves provision
Amendment text
Schedule 4, page 59, line 2, leave out paragraph 15
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4
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Decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Tabled againstAs introduced· Schedule 4