Severance payments made to former council officers totalling millions of pounds of taxpayer money are under investigation amid fears they may be unlawful.
Top officers at Northumberland County Council are looking into eight payments made to former employees made between 2017 and 2022 either as part of a redundancy package or a mutual agreement to leave the authority.
Six of the payments, all made to unnamed officers, were over £100,000 while two were in the range of £50,000 to £100,000.
