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Wales' top civil servant £40k payment 'not properly recorded'

A payment of just under £40,000 that was not recorded properly has been given to Wales' former top civil servant, says Audit Wales.

The Welsh Government's former permanent secretary Shan Morgan was paid £39,123 before she left her role last year, however, the spending watchdog said evidence around the payment was missing. Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales said: "I have been unable to obtain sufficient, appropriate audit evidence about the former Permanent Secretary’s working arrangements from April 2018 and consequently whether the former Permanent Secretary was entitled to receive a payment of £39,123."

Mr Crompton was unable to confirm:

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