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From: Ak Barossa <[FOI #34215 email]>
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2026 9:45 pm
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Employment‑related termination and
settlement payments

 

Employment‑related termination and settlement payments

I make this request under the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

Information sought

For the two financial years ending 30 June 2024 and 30 June 2025, and
1 July 2025 to 23 March 2026.
I request the following information relating to payments made to employees
(or former employees) in connection with the termination of their
employment, excluding ordinary redundancy payments:

1. The total number of employment‑related termination settlements or
payments made in each financial year.
2. The total dollar amount of all such payments made in each financial
year.
3. The amount of the largest individual payment made in each financial
year.

For the avoidance of doubt, this includes payments described as:

· severance payments
· ex gratia payments
· confidentiality or settlement agreement payments
· payments in lieu of notice
· any other payment made to settle a personal grievance, employment
dispute, or to bring about the departure of an employee where the payment
was not part of a standard redundancy process

If the council holds information that would allow the above to be broken
down by the nature of the payment (for example, distinguishing between
payments made under a formal settlement agreement versus other termination
payments), I would be grateful for that breakdown.

Form of access requested

I prefer to receive the information electronically, in a spreadsheet
(Excel or CSV) or PDF format. If a spreadsheet with the above figures is
not readily available, I am happy to receive the information in any format
that is convenient for you.

Public interest

I consider that disclosure of the aggregated information is in the public
interest because it relates to the expenditure of public funds by a local
authority. I note that the Ombudsman has consistently held that
transparency in the use of public money outweighs privacy interests at the
aggregate level, and that councils are required to report severance
payments in their annual reports under Schedule 10 of the Local Government
Act 2002.

Assistance

If any part of my request is unclear, or if you consider that the
information cannot be provided without substantial collation or research
(section 17(f) of LGOIMA), please contact me so that we can discuss
narrowing the scope. I am also happy to receive the information in stages
if that makes it easier to process.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request and advise of any transfer of
part of the request to another agency under section 13 of LGOIMA.

Thank you for your assistance.

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