Dan Peters 10 April 2024

Transparency calls over monitoring officer departure

Salford City Council’s opposition leader has called for transparency over a settlement agreement The MJ understands was paid to its departing monitoring officer.

City solicitor Iolanda Puzio left the authority at the end of February after just over two years in the role.

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