The former chief executive of the Office for Students (OfS) departed the organisation with payouts worth more than £100,000, according to the regulator’s latest accounts.
Susan Lapworth, who left her post in April after four years in charge, received a compensation payment of between £90,000 and £95,000, documents published on 14 July show.
She was also paid a bonus of between £15,000 and £20,000 “for exceptional performance” as well as payments in lieu of annual leave of between £15,000 and £20,000, and legal costs of £2,500.
It means Lapworth received up to £137,500 on top of her annual salary, which the accounts list as between £180,000 and £185,000 – a £5,000 increase on her wage the previous year.
The payout was made “under voluntary exit terms…in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme”, the accounts say. The OfS was asked for further comment.
