SENIOR executives at the Environment Agency face new controversy after it emerged last night that they received five-figure “performance bonuses” shortly before the recent floods hit Britain.
Baroness Young, the quango’s chief executive, got a bonus of about £24,000 on top of her £163,000 salary. A further eight executives, including the director of water management, shared in the bonus handout last month. The average paid to each executive was equivalent to 10% of their salaries, although Young received 15%.
Details of the bonuses were to be revealed in the agency’s annual report, which was expected to be released last week but publication has been delayed due to the floods.
Board minutes also show that the agency’s top executives privately expressed strong concerns last September about the country’s preparedness for serious floods.
Baroness Young is a Labour peeress. So once again, they are looking after their chums and everyone else can go hang.
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