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Post Office inquiry chairman warns he will take disclosure failures seriously

The chairman of the inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal has warned he will not hesitate to attribute blame to any party which fails to disclose important and necessary documents. Sir Wyn Williams insisted he will “use all the extensive powers at ...

11 Oct 2022 at 18:22

Post Office conducted ‘one side of coin’ report on IT system accused of faults

A “one side of the coin” report was commissioned by Post Office management to give assurances about its IT system as subpostmasters accused it of being faulty, the Horizon inquiry has been told. Post Office Limited’s former head of product and ...

11 May 2023 at 17:54

Post Office lawyer ‘covered up’ flawed prosecution of pregnant subpostmistress

A former top Post Office lawyer knew of bugs in the Horizon IT system which resulted in account discrepancies days before legal proceedings which saw a pregnant subpostmistress jailed began and subsequently lied to “cover up” that fact, an ...

03 May 2024 at 14:20

Vennells denies having inkling convictions were unsafe despite Bates email

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has claimed she had no inkling subpostmaster convictions were unsafe in 2013 despite a “concerning” email from lead campaigner Alan Bates. Mr Bates told Ms Vennells that he was “surprised” she had ...

23 May 2024 at 11:27

Subpostmistresses accuse Post Office investigator of ill treatment – inquiry

Subpostmistresses who fell victim to the faulty Horizon IT system have accused a Post Office investigator of intimidation and ill treatment, an inquiry heard. A former branch manager in Newcastle said she was called “a bitch” while a ...

12 Jan 2024 at 01:05

Post Office scandal victims accuse Paula Vennells of making ‘PR apology’

Victims of the Post Office scandal have accused the company’s former boss Paula Vennells of making a “PR apology” to those affected. Ms Vennells began her evidence to the Horizon IT Inquiry in central London on Wednesday by ...

22 May 2024 at 14:43

Fujitsu boss raised concern Post Office still saw itself as victim, inquiry told

Fujitsu boss raised concern Post Office ‘maintains approach as victim’ – inquiry

Fujitsu’s European boss told the Post Office he was concerned the company still sees itself as a “victim” four months ago, the Horizon IT inquiry has heard. Paul Patterson wrote to Post Office chief executive Nick Read in ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:55

Fujitsu boss labels editing of witness statements in prosecutions as ‘shameful’

Fujitsu’s European boss has described the editing of witness statements to defend the Horizon IT system that were used in the prosecutions of subpostmasters as “shameful”. Paul Patterson told the Post Office Horizon IT ...

19 Jan 2024 at 16:12

Angela van den Bogerd to give evidence at Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Former Post Office head of partnerships Angela van den Bogerd is set to give evidence to the Post Office Inquiry on Thursday. The inquiry is entering phases five and six, which will examine governance, redress and how ...

25 Apr 2024 at 02:45

Ex-Post Office executive says Horizon issues were ‘outside my knowledge scope’

A former top Post Office executive has claimed issues raised by colleagues relating to the Horizon IT system were “outside my knowledge scope”. Angela van den Bogerd also told the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry in ...

26 Apr 2024 at 13:15

Ex-Fujitsu engineer denies hiding problems with Horizon during trial

A former senior Fujitsu engineer has denied hiding problems with Horizon during a trial which led to a wrongly convicted pregnant subpostmaster being jailed, the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry heard. Gareth ...

28 Jun 2024 at 18:13

Paula Vennells to give evidence at next stage of Horizon inquiry

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells will give evidence at the next stage of the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. Ms Vennells, who was chief executive officer of Post Office Ltd between 2012 and 2019,...

02 Feb 2024 at 18:55

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