Closing submissions on behalf of sub-postmasters, Post Office, Fujitsu and other Core Participants published
Following the conclusion of oral evidence, the Inquiry has published written closing submissions received from Core Participants to the Inquiry.
The submissions have been published as the Inquiry continues hearing oral closing submissions by core participants to the Inquiry today (17 December).
You can see the timetable for these statements here: https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/news/inquiry-publishes-timetable-closing-statements
The written submissions are published below:
Sub-postmasters represented by Hodge Jones & Allen
Sub-postmasters represented by Howe + Co
Sub-postmasters represented by Hudgell Solicitors
Sub-postmaster represented by Livingstone Brown
National Federation of Subpostmasters
Department for Business and Trade
Speaking at the start of closing submissions yesterday, Counsel to the Inquiry Jason Beer KC said: “[This] is an Inquiry that is about people: about people whose mental and physical health has been impacted; about people whose marriages and partnerships have deteriorated and failed; about people who thought about taking their own lives; and, in some cases, who took their own lives.
“We have disclosed 270,785 documents to the Core Participants in the Inquiry … I am reliably informed that the page count for that disclosure is 2,214,858 pages. We have presently obtained 780 statements (including disclosure statements)... We have heard oral evidence from 298 witnesses, including a wide range of expert evidence.”
The Inquiry has published a video outlining the Inquiry’s journey so far, including key moments throughout the Inquiry’s seven phases of investigation.
Further witness statements published
As part of the Inquiry’s continued investigation, it has published 53 further witness statements from former sub-postmasters, Post Office senior executives, and current and former government ministers.
Read these witness statements on our website.
This includes 27 statements from the Inquiry’s Human Impact phase, where Sir Wyn heard evidence from people affected by the Post Office scandal on how it had impacted their lives.
