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| BBC reveals more redundancy pay-outs | BBC reveals more redundancy pay-outs |
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| The BBC has revealed further details of severance payments where senior staff received more than their entitlement. | |
| Eight staff were paid an additional £143,000 in the three years to December 2012, according to an investigation by the National Audit Office. | Eight staff were paid an additional £143,000 in the three years to December 2012, according to an investigation by the National Audit Office. |
| The NAO had examined a further 90 severance payments, after its initial study of 60 cases, published in July, showed the BBC had paid 14 staff more than it was contractually obliged to. | The NAO had examined a further 90 severance payments, after its initial study of 60 cases, published in July, showed the BBC had paid 14 staff more than it was contractually obliged to. |
| Across all cases, £1.4m was over-paid. | Across all cases, £1.4m was over-paid. |
| In July's report, the NAO criticised the BBC for paying out a total of £25m in severance to 150 senior BBC managers in the three years to December 2012. | In July's report, the NAO criticised the BBC for paying out a total of £25m in severance to 150 senior BBC managers in the three years to December 2012. |
| The top 10 payments in that period accounted for 20% of the total. | The top 10 payments in that period accounted for 20% of the total. |
| The updated report states: "Across all 150 severance payments to senior managers in the three years to December 2012, the BBC paid more salary in lieu of notice than it was contractually obliged to in 22 cases, at a total cost of £1.4m." | The updated report states: "Across all 150 severance payments to senior managers in the three years to December 2012, the BBC paid more salary in lieu of notice than it was contractually obliged to in 22 cases, at a total cost of £1.4m." |
| It continued: "The results of our examination of a further 90 severance cases confirm the conclusion set out in our earlier report, namely that weak governance arrangements led to payments that exceeded contractual entitlements, provided poor value for money and put public trust at risk." | It continued: "The results of our examination of a further 90 severance cases confirm the conclusion set out in our earlier report, namely that weak governance arrangements led to payments that exceeded contractual entitlements, provided poor value for money and put public trust at risk." |
| In 18 of the additional 90 cases examined, the NAO said severance deals had been offered "before the supporting business cases had been through the relevant scrutiny and approval process". | |
| "In one case, approval to pay severance of £141,000 was not provided until after the payment was made," it said. | |
| The BBC director general Tony Hall said the new report confirmed that the processes around approvals and record keeping "were just not good enough". | The BBC director general Tony Hall said the new report confirmed that the processes around approvals and record keeping "were just not good enough". |
| "Today's reports do not, however, uncover significant new failings," he added. | "Today's reports do not, however, uncover significant new failings," he added. |
| The BBC announced in April that it was consulting staff on capping redundancy payments at £150,000 or 12 months' salary, whichever is lower. | The BBC announced in April that it was consulting staff on capping redundancy payments at £150,000 or 12 months' salary, whichever is lower. |
| Lord Hall said a review of severance deals agreed over the next two years was underway and the findings would be published in the BBC annual report. | Lord Hall said a review of severance deals agreed over the next two years was underway and the findings would be published in the BBC annual report. |