UK Base Rate Decision Dates and Payment Reporting Calendar 2026
The next Bank of England base rate decision is due 5 November 2026. Below are all 8 Monetary Policy Committee decision dates for 2026, and the statutory filing window large companies must meet under the Payment Practices Reporting duty.
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2026 Bank of England Bank Rate decision dates
| # | Decision date |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 February 2026 |
| 2 | 19 March 2026 |
| 3 | 30 April 2026 |
| 4 | 18 June 2026 |
| 5 | 30 July 2026 |
| 6 | 17 September 2026 |
| 7 | 5 November 2026 (next) |
| 8 | 17 December 2026 |
Source: Bank of England, upcoming MPC dates. The current Bank Rate is 3.75%, last changed 18 December 2025.
Payment Practices Reporting filing window
Large UK companies and LLPs have a statutory duty to publish a payment practices report twice a year, one for each 6-month half of their financial year. Under The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/395), each report must be published within 30 days of the end of its reporting period. Because reporting periods follow each company's own financial year rather than a single fleet-wide date, the actual deadline varies by company. For a company on a standard calendar financial year, the pattern looks like this:
| Reporting period | Period ends | Filing deadline (30 days later) |
|---|---|---|
| H1 (Jan to Jun) | 30 June | 30 July |
| H2 (Jul to Dec) | 31 December | 30 January (following year) |
Source: The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/395), illustrative for a calendar financial year
A company with a different financial year end shifts both dates accordingly; this table is illustrative, not a fixed calendar date for every company.
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### Illustrative filing pattern for a calendar-year company (financial year 1 Jan to 31 Dec) | Reporting period | Period ends | Filing deadline (30 days later) | | --- | --- | --- | | H1 (Jan to Jun) | 30 June | 30 July | | H2 (Jul to Dec) | 31 December | 30 January (following year) | Source: The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/395), illustrative for a calendar financial year A company with a different financial year end shifts both dates accordingly; this table is illustrative, not a fixed calendar date for every company.
Source: The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017. See our days to pay by sector dataset, built from these statutory filings.
Common questions
When is the next Bank of England base rate decision?
The next scheduled Monetary Policy Committee decision is 5 November 2026. The Bank of England publishes eight decision dates a year, roughly every six weeks.
How often does the Bank of England set interest rates?
The Monetary Policy Committee meets eight times a year, publishing its Bank Rate decision on a pre-announced Thursday each time, alongside a quarterly Monetary Policy Report in February, April/May, July and November.
How soon must a large company publish its payment practices report?
Within 30 days of the end of its reporting period, under The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/395). Reporting periods are the company's own two 6-month half-years, so the deadline date itself depends on each company's financial year, not a single fleet-wide date.
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Source: MarketInvoice, UK Base Rate Decision Dates and Payment Reporting Calendar, https://marketinvoice.co.uk/data/uk-base-rate-and-payment-reporting-calendar/ (accessed 2026-09-23).
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