Phase 7 Timetable
Hearings will normally take place from 10:00 to 16:30. The below schedule is indicative and may be subject to change.
The Hearings are streamed via the Inquiry's YouTube channel, on a three-minute delay.
Please note that many individuals who are listed below have held various posts during the period that is covered by the Inquiry.
Witness Timetable
Day | Witness |
Evidence Week 1 | |
Monday 23 September
| Gavin Ellison - YouGov Saf Ismail – Sub-postmaster (SPM) Non-Executive Director at Post Office Ltd |
| Tuesday 24 September | Saf Ismail – SPM Non-Executive Director at Post Office Ltd (continued) Elliot Jacobs – SPM Non-Executive Director at Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 25 September | Non-sitting day |
Thursday 26 September | Calum Greenhow - Chief Executive of the National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) |
Friday 27 September | Amanda Burton – Non-Executive Director at Post Office Ltd Sir Martin Donnelly – former Permanent Secretary and Principal Accounting Officer at the Department of Business and Trade (Phase 5/6 evidence) |
Evidence Week 2 | |
| Monday 30 September | Non-sitting day |
Tuesday 1 October | Henry Staunton – former Chair of Post Office Ltd Alisdair Cameron – former Chief Financial Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 2 October | Chris Brocklesby – Chief Transformation Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 3 October | Non-sitting day |
Friday 4 October | Rachel Scarrabelotti – Company Secretary of Post Office Ltd Veronica Branton – former Company Secretary of Post Office Ltd |
Evidence Week 3 | |
| Monday 7 October | Non-sitting day |
Tuesday 8 October | Karen McEwan – Group Chief People Officer of Post Office Ltd Nigel Railton – Interim Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 9 October | Nick Read – Chief Executive of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 10 October | Nick Read – Chief Executive of Post Office Ltd |
Friday 11 October | Nick Read – Chief Executive of Post Office Ltd |
Evidence Week 4 | |
| Monday 14 October | Non-sitting day |
Tuesday 15 October | Mike Young – former Chief of Technology and Operations Services Director (Phase 5/6 evidence) Simon Oldnall – Horizon IT Director at Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 16 October | Tracy Marshall - Retail Engagement Director at Post Office Ltd Melanie Park - Central Operations Director at Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 17 October | John Bartlett – Director of Assurance and Complex Investigations at Post Office Ltd |
Friday 18 October 9:00am start | Ben Foat - General Counsel at Post Office Ltd |
Non-sitting period (21 October - 1 November)
Evidence Week 5
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| Monday 4 November | Simon Recaldin – Remediation Unit Director at Post Office Ltd |
Tuesday 5 November
| Simon Recaldin – Remediation Unit Director at Post Office Ltd Sarah Munby – former Permanent Secretary at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Wednesday 6 November 9:30am start | Kevin Hollinrake MP – former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade; former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Carl Creswell – Director of Post Office Policy and Business Engagement in the Department for Business and Trade |
Thursday 7 November | Lorna Gratton – Shareholder Non-Executive Director of Post Office Ltd; UK Government Investments Official Sir Alex Chisholm KCB – former Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office |
Friday 8 November | Gareth Thomas MP – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade Charles Donald – Chief Executive Officer of UK Government Investments |
Evidence Week 6 | |
| Monday 11 November | The Rt. Hon. Jonathan Reynolds MP - Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade The Rt. Hon. Kemi Badenoch MP – former Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade William Paul Patterson - Director of Fujitsu Services Limited |
Tuesday 12 November | Dame Sandra Dawson and Dr Katy Steward – Governance experts |
Wednesday 13 November 9:30 am start time | Dame Sandra Dawson and Dr Katy Steward – Governance experts |
