UK accounts disclose nearly £860,000 package for former cabinet secretary Chris Wormald

官方账户揭示完整包

Newly published Cabinet Office accounts show that former cabinet secretary Chris Wormald received a package worth almost £860,000 after leaving the British government's most senior civil-service post. The Guardian reported the disclosure on September 14, breaking the total into £332,897 in contractual compensation and £526,598 in additional severance. The majority of the additional amount was used to preserve pension value after Wormald chose early payment following his removal.

The exact figure is a significant new disclosure. Reporting in August had placed Wormald's payment at roughly £500,000, while still warning that the department's annual accounts would provide fuller details. The published total therefore does more than repeat his February departure: it establishes the scale and composition of public expenditure associated with ending his tenure after only 14 months as cabinet secretary.

支付需要部长方向,因为官员无法确认,建议的解决方案符合正常的价值为钱测试。 根据《卫报》重复的解释,该决定反映了沃尔马德离开高档和不寻常的角色,以及法律和就业考虑围绕解决方案。 一个部长的指南允许部长在会计官员记录一个正式的担忧后订购支出。

政府中心的透明度测试

办公室年度报告是部门活动、审计账户和出口包信息的正式机制。 政府的官方年度报告收集证实,这些文件包括有关退休人员和相关公共支出的报告。 通过账户的披露创造了一个可审查的记录,但它本身并没有确定是否有理由的金额,或者是否另一种退出过程可能降低了成本。

接下来的审查可能会专注于非合同组件背后的辩论,在部长批准之前提供的建议以及议会审查会计。 沃尔马德被总理任命,并在短期休假后被取消,这使得支付对公共服务管理和政治管理都具有相关性。 确认的消息是新公布的数量和组成;关于责任的判断需要基本方向,法律建议和会计证据。