Lord Wormald, the former top civil servant, received a pay-off worth nearly £860,000 after leaving his post earlier this year.
He departed in February, becoming the shortest-serving cabinet secretary in the history of the role. The cabinet secretary is the most senior civil servant in the UK government.
The payment places renewed attention on the circumstances surrounding his short tenure at the top of the civil service, although the supplied information does not set out further details about the terms of the pay-off or the reasons for his departure.
Lord Wormald’s exit remains notable because of the brevity of his time in office. The latest known position is that he left the role in February and subsequently received a payment of almost £860,000.
