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# Fair Payment Code

A voluntary UK code under which businesses commit to paying their suppliers fairly and on time.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 1 min readShare

## Further detail

Read this alongside [the Fair Payment Code](<https://www.smallbusinesscommissioner.gov.uk/fpc/>).

The Fair Payment Code is a voluntary award scheme administered by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner. Membership is a useful point to investigate, but it does not replace the payment terms of your contract or establish that a particular payment will arrive on time.

Check current award information and the agreed dates separately. Our [Subcontract payment assessments](<https://www.quantsurv.com/quantity-surveying?service=%2Fquantity-surveying%2Fpayment-applications-valuations#client-types>) service supports the application and assessment records; our [Main-contract and subcontract administration support](<https://www.quantsurv.com/quantity-surveying?service=%2Fquantity-surveying%2Fcontract-management#client-types>) service records notice and payment responsibilities.

## Sources

1.  [The Fair Payment Code](<https://www.smallbusinesscommissioner.gov.uk/fpc/>). Office of the Small Business Commissioner.

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