Key information
Request reference number: MGLA190623-0081
Date of response:
Summary of request
Please see our responses to your questions in turn below.
1. Please confirm the total volume and value of purchase ledger invoices, you processed in the last financial year (2022-23)?
Volume paid: 16365
Value paid: £206,471,627.74
2. Do you currently use or have you within the last four years used any third-party companies to carry out a duplicate payments or purchase ledger statement review?
No.
(a) If so, please specify the name of the third-party company.
Not applicable.
(b) Please confirm the dates of which the review was carried out.
Not applicable.
(c) How many years of data was reviewed? Please specify the dates.
Not applicable.
(d) Please confirm total recoveries value and volume of claims.
Not applicable.
(e) Please provide a breakdown of the values and volumes recovered, between the following categories: 'Duplicates or errors', 'VAT', 'Statements or credits', 'Other'.
Not applicable.
(f) How much did the third-party company invoice for any review work undertaken?
Not applicable.
(g) When is the next audit expected to take place?
External audits of the GLA’s financial statements are undertaken from June to September following the end of each financial year. The financial year runs from April to March.
3. Do you currently use any software in order to detect and prevent duplicate payments?
Yes.
If so, please specify:
(a) The name of the software used.
FirstStrike.
(b) The name of the company who provides the software.
Apex Analytix.
(c) How long the service is contracted for
1 year.
(d) The expiry date of the contract
30 September 2023.
e. The total contract cost
£7350
4. Please confirm the name of your Finance Director?
The GLA has an Assistant Director of Financial Services, an Assistant Director Group Finance and Performance and an Assistant Director Group Treasury and Chief Investment Officer. All three work to the Executive Director of Resources.
Their names are listed on our website.
The GLA’s contact form can be found here.
For information about becoming a supplier to the GLA please visit our website.
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For more information visit the ICO website.
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If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA190623-0081.