VAT reclaim delays?

There have been a few reports of HMRC being very slow in processing VAT reclaims. NALC Financial Advisor, Derek Kemp would like to know if these are isolated instances or if there is a more wide ranging problem. Slow processing of a VAT reclaim on a large project can lead to cash flow problems for a council.

Have you experienced severe delays in reclaiming VAT from HMRC? If you have please could you let the county officer Christine Lalley know.