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BwD Council Gave Retiring Chief Exec £130,000

Monday, 28 September, 2020

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council gave former Chief Executive Harry Catherall a £130,000 pay-off when he ‘retired’ in April 2019.

The massive pay-off is recorded as “compensation for loss of office” in the Council’s 2019/20 Statement of Accounts.

At the time of Mr Catherall leaving the Council, his departure was portrayed as a happy retirement with glowing tribute paid to him by senior Council figures. The question now is why Blackburn with Darwen taxpayers had to pick up a £130,000 bill for him to retire.