Cumberland: what their redundancy policy pays
Sourced from Cumberland's own published policy, retrieved 2026-08-19.
Cumberland's own policy
Published as Senior Leader Pay Policy Statement 2025.
Cumberland's policy confirms it pays statutory redundancy pay only, with no locally discretionary enhancement on top.
"Any compensation payments made to Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers on ceasing to hold office or to be employed by the authority will be made on the same basis as any other employee in line with the Council's Redundancy and Early Release Policy. Compulsory redundancy is paid at the statutory redundancy rate and voluntary redundancy is paid at 1.5 times the statutory rate."
Like every local authority, Cumberland sets this policy under its own discretion (regulation 6 of the 2006 Regulations, below) and can amend it. Read the document itself rather than relying on this summary alone: Senior Leader Pay Policy Statement 2025, retrieved 2026-08-19.
A note on this figure: Sourced from the Senior Leader Pay Policy Statement, which states the multiplier applies to all employees via the Council's Redundancy and Early Release Policy (that underlying policy document, which would confirm pay basis/cap/LGPS position, was not itself located). Cumberland Council formed 2023 from part of former Cumbria County Council.
A note on these figures: the policy details below are published fromCumberland's own linked source document and are correct to our knowledge as at 2026-08-19. Treat them as indicative, read the source document for yourself, and check your own offer against it. Read how our figures are checked.
How this compares with the statutory minimum
Every employee with at least two years' service is entitled to statutory redundancy pay regardless of what their employer's own policy says. As at 6 April 2026, that is calculated using a week's pay capped at £751, up to a maximum of £22,530 for 20 years' service at age 41 or over.
What Cumberland pays on top of the statutory floor, if anything, depends on the route out: several councils apply different terms to voluntary and compulsory redundancy, or to different staff groups. Read the council's own wording quoted above and the source document rather than relying on a single figure, and check your own offer against both.
LGPS and early pension access
Under regulation 30(7) of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, an LGPS member aged 55 or over who is dismissed for redundancy or business efficiency is entitled to immediate payment of their pension, rather than waiting until normal pension age. This is separate from, and on top of, any redundancy payment above.
Cumberland's published policy document does not separately address LGPS strain-cost or pension access, so this page does not state a council-specific position. See our local government redundancy guide for the general rule and its source.
Source: LGPS Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2356), regulation 30(7). Read the regulations. This does not compute a pension figure; it states the rule only, and does not replace advice from your pension fund.
Settlement agreements at Cumberland
Where a council wants to agree enhanced terms, confirm the LGPS position, or resolve a related dispute alongside a redundancy, it is often documented in a settlement agreement rather than a plain redundancy letter. A settlement agreement is only legally binding once you have received advice on its terms from a relevant independent adviser such as a solicitor, and your employer is usually required to contribute to the cost of that advice.
Before you sign anything, work out what Cumberland's own policy and the statutory minimum add up to on their own, so you can see what a settlement offer is actually adding.
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Get your redundancy offer reviewed
A relevant independent adviser, such as a solicitor, can check how Cumberland's offer compares with your statutory entitlement and their own policy before you sign anything. Your employer is usually required to contribute to the cost.