Written questions

Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay

Lords · Question HL6950 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Leigh of Hurley

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 22 April (HL6565), how, if at all, the policy of salary transparency applies to transparency on (1) severance payments, and (2) cash equivalent transf

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 7 May 2025

The government financial reporting manual (FReM) is the technical accounting guide for the preparation of financial statements. The FReM sets out a number of transparency requirements when it comes to severance payments and cash equivalent transfer values...