An Utter Disgrace! (And So Often It's Labour Councils.)

UK’s highest earning council official received pay package of more than £600,000.

Ms Hewitt was one of 32 council employees who received remuneration over £250,000, making them more highly paid than the Prime Minister.

Janice Hewitt, formerly of North Lanarkshire council, received a remuneration package of £615,550 when she left 

The UK’s highest earning council official received a pay package of more than £600,000,  nearly four times what the Prime Minister earns, the latest 'Town Hall Rich List' has found. 

Janice Hewitt, formerly the chief officer for health and social care integration at the Labour run North Lanarkshire council, was the highest-remunerated local official in the UK, the latest figures between 2018 and 2019 from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has shown. 

Ms Hewitt received a total remuneration package of £615,550, which included a salary of £146,033, £350,116 added to her pension pot and compensation for loss of office of £119,401 when she left the role.

ByDanielle Sheridan, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT