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| BBC boss accused of presiding over 'corporate fraud and cronyism' quits | BBC boss accused of presiding over 'corporate fraud and cronyism' quits |
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| Lucy Adams, the BBC's head of human resources, who is accused of presiding over "corporate fraud and cronyism" for her role in six-figure severance pay deals to top executives, is to leave the corporation. | Lucy Adams, the BBC's head of human resources, who is accused of presiding over "corporate fraud and cronyism" for her role in six-figure severance pay deals to top executives, is to leave the corporation. |
| Adams has been under pressure since an unconvincing performance before the public accounts committee (PAC) in July, where Tory MP Stewart Jackson subjected her to a scathing attack. | Adams has been under pressure since an unconvincing performance before the public accounts committee (PAC) in July, where Tory MP Stewart Jackson subjected her to a scathing attack. |
| "If this [were] any other organisation, that would be called corporate fraud and cronyism, and you presided over it," he said, in reference to the scandal that erupted following a series of controversial severance deals including almost £1m for Mark Byford, the former deputy director general. | "If this [were] any other organisation, that would be called corporate fraud and cronyism, and you presided over it," he said, in reference to the scandal that erupted following a series of controversial severance deals including almost £1m for Mark Byford, the former deputy director general. |
| The National Audit Office and the Metropolitan police found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing at the BBC over severance pay. | The National Audit Office and the Metropolitan police found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing at the BBC over severance pay. |
| Adams, who is on £332,900 a year, will not receive a severance payment and will leave at the end of the BBC's financial year, in March. | Adams, who is on £332,900 a year, will not receive a severance payment and will leave at the end of the BBC's financial year, in March. |
| "I have been discussing my decision to leave the BBC with Tony Hall for some time now," she said. "By next spring I will have been at the BBC for five years which feels like a good time to try something new". Adams made a passing reference to the furore adding that she was "extremely proud" of the work of her team "in spite of the challenges along the way". | "I have been discussing my decision to leave the BBC with Tony Hall for some time now," she said. "By next spring I will have been at the BBC for five years which feels like a good time to try something new". Adams made a passing reference to the furore adding that she was "extremely proud" of the work of her team "in spite of the challenges along the way". |
| At her PAC appearance Tory MP Richard Bacon said that a "super-stratum" of senior managers had been "gouging the licence fee payer". Recent deals included a £680,000 package for Caroline Thomson, the former chief operating officer who lost the race to be director general to George Entwistle. Entwistle received a package worth more than £470,000 when he resigned as a result of the Savile scandal after just 54 days. | At her PAC appearance Tory MP Richard Bacon said that a "super-stratum" of senior managers had been "gouging the licence fee payer". Recent deals included a £680,000 package for Caroline Thomson, the former chief operating officer who lost the race to be director general to George Entwistle. Entwistle received a package worth more than £470,000 when he resigned as a result of the Savile scandal after just 54 days. |
| Sharon Baylay, director of marketing who left in 2011 after two years of service, got just under £400,000 while Patrick Loughrey, director of nations and regions, landed a £866,000 deal in 2009. | Sharon Baylay, director of marketing who left in 2011 after two years of service, got just under £400,000 while Patrick Loughrey, director of nations and regions, landed a £866,000 deal in 2009. |
| Former BBC1 controller Peter Fincham, now director of television at ITV, was given a £500,000 payoff following his resignation in the wake of the "Crowngate" affair. | Former BBC1 controller Peter Fincham, now director of television at ITV, was given a £500,000 payoff following his resignation in the wake of the "Crowngate" affair. |
| The National Audit Office, which is currently looking at 150 severance deals worth £25m with senior BBC executives in the three-year period between 2010 and 2012, found that since 2005 £60m has been paid out to departing senior executives. | The National Audit Office, which is currently looking at 150 severance deals worth £25m with senior BBC executives in the three-year period between 2010 and 2012, found that since 2005 £60m has been paid out to departing senior executives. |
| Director general Tony Hall, who has put a £150,000 cap on all future severance payments, has admitted the corporation "lost its way" over severance deals and that they were "not done in accordance with best practice". | Director general Tony Hall, who has put a £150,000 cap on all future severance payments, has admitted the corporation "lost its way" over severance deals and that they were "not done in accordance with best practice". |
| Commenting on Adams decision to leave, he said he "will be very sorry to see her go next spring". | Commenting on Adams decision to leave, he said he "will be very sorry to see her go next spring". |
| "She has done a great job and contributed a huge amount to the BBC," he said. "I am pleased that, in the short term at least, she will continue to help me simplify the way we do business in the BBC so that we can spend more time concentrating on our programmes and services." | "She has done a great job and contributed a huge amount to the BBC," he said. "I am pleased that, in the short term at least, she will continue to help me simplify the way we do business in the BBC so that we can spend more time concentrating on our programmes and services." |
| Following her lacklustre performance in front of the PAC, Adams faces a second appointment for a grilling next month, which a spokeswoman for the BBC confirmed she will still attend. | Following her lacklustre performance in front of the PAC, Adams faces a second appointment for a grilling next month, which a spokeswoman for the BBC confirmed she will still attend. |
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