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The Receivables Desk
Evidence-led working notes / reviewed 24 August 2026

RESOURCES DESK PAGE

Late payment support and authority routes

Find the appropriate public authority, mediator, adviser, collection specialist or court information route.

Blank source note, folder and pencil under a desk lamp
Blank source note, folder and pencil under a desk lamp

The decision in one line: Find the missing help.

01 / RESOURCES

Find the missing help

Public authorities explain rules, courts explain process and advisers help with a particular situation. The right route depends on the question and the transaction. Which authoritative services and professional routes can help with late payment?

02 / RESOURCES

Ask what the route covers

Before engaging a provider, ask about disputed invoices, control of communications, extra costs and the evidence required. A service description is not a recovery promise. The reader goal here is to find the appropriate public authority, mediator, adviser, collection specialist or court information route..

03 / RESOURCES

Keep the source trail

Save the authority page, review date and question it answered in the file. A clear source trail helps a colleague understand why the next step was chosen. Return to the action map when the file changes.

NEXT CHECK

Keep the next action visible

Use the Receivables Action Map to name the state of the file, the evidence still missing and the point at which the routine should pause. It is a working prompt, not a legal conclusion.

CROSS-FOOT

Continue with the resources desk, then open the full workflow or the action map when the record changes.