Payable Orders

The Government Banking Service (GBS), the Authority Customer, provides a shared service to around 750 customers in Central Government and the wider public sector. Any organisation that uses the shared services provided by the Authority Customer may require the secure paper based payment instrument, known as the Payable Order. The Payable Order serves the same function as a cheque drawn on a commercial bank and is recognised by various Cheque Acts. It is therefore a valuable document that requires secure production...