Statutory guidance

Special Severance Payments

Statutory guidance on the making and disclosure of Special Severance Payments by local authorities in England.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 12 May 2022

Applies to England

Documents

Statutory guidance on the making and disclosure of Special Severance Payments by local authorities in England

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Government response to the draft statutory guidance on Special Severance Payments consultation

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Consultation on New Best Value Statutory Guidance: Special Severance Payments

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Details

Paying public sector workers additional, discretionary sums on top of other redundancy entitlements does not usually represent value for money and should only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

This statutory guidance sets out the criteria employers should consider in the exceptional circumstances in which it may be appropriate to make a special severance payment, gives examples of these exceptional circumstances, and clarifies the disclosure and reporting requirements for these payments.

A limited consultation with interested parties was carried out on draft guidance and the documents are published on this page.

Published 12 May 2022