Timetables
Opening Statements, Phase 2, and December Compensation Hearing
Compensation - 8 December 2022
On 22 September the Chair announced his intention to hold a one-day hearing on issues relating to compensation.
Sir Wyn will hear oral submissions from legal representatives on behalf of the following core participants.
Further information is available here. Timings are provisional and may be subject to change. Any live schedule changes during proceedings are posted on the Inquiry’s Twitter channel. The hearings will be streamed, on a 3 minute delay, via the Inquiry's YouTube channel.
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Thursday 8 December |
Core Participant |
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Morning 10:00 - 13:00
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Post Office Limited Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Hudgell Solicitors on behalf of sub-postmaster Core Participants they represent |
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Lunch break |
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Afternoon 14:00 - 16:30 |
Hodge Jones & Allen on behalf of sub-postmaster Core Participants they represent Howe + Co on behalf of sub-postmaster Core Participants they represent |
Timetable – Phase 2
Timings are provisional and may be subject to change. Hearings will normally take place from 10:00 – 16:30 with a break for lunch. On Fridays proceedings will normally conclude at 15:00.
Any live schedule changes during proceedings are posted on the Inquiry’s Twitter channel.
Please note that many individuals who are listed below have held various posts during the period that is covered by the Inquiry. The job titles listed below are provided as a guide only.
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Date |
Witness |
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Evidence Week 1 – Introduction to Horizon |
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18 October |
Charles Cipione – Technical Expert |
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20 October (witness 2 may be heard on 20 and/or 21 Oct) UPDATE: 10:15 start |
John Roberts – former Managing Director Group Services, Post Office Ltd |
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Paul Rich – former Development Director, Post Office Counters Ltd |
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21 October |
Peter Copping – former Director, PA Consulting Group |
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Evidence Week 2 – Procurement and Executive Decisions |
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25 October |
Keith Todd – former Chief Executive, ICL |
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26 October |
Anthony Oppenheim – former Commercial and Finance Director, ICL Pathway |
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27 October (witness 2 may be heard on 27 and/or 28 Oct) |
Terence Austin – former Systems Programme Director, ICL Pathway John Bennett – former Sales and Marketing Director, ICL |
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28 October UPDATE: 10:15 start |
David Miller – former Horizon Programme Director, Post Office Ltd |
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Evidence Week 3 – Corporate Knowledge |
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1 November (witness 2 may be heard on 1 and/or 2 Nov) |
Mike Coombs – former Horizon Programme Director, ICL Pathway Stuart Sweetman – former Managing Director, Post Office Counters Ltd |
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2 November (witness 2 may be heard on 2 and/or 3 Nov) |
Stuart Sweetman – former Managing Director, Post Office Counters Ltd (contd.) Jeremy Folkes – former Infrastructure Assurance Team Leader, Horizon Programme, Post Office Counters Ltd |
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3 November |
Jeremy Folkes – former Infrastructure Assurance Team Leader, Horizon Programme, Post Office Counters Ltd (contd.) Andrew Simpkins – former Programme Management Team (trial/rollout/releases), Post Office Counters Ltd |
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4 November |
Jonathan Evans – former Network Director, Post Office Counters Ltd; former Company Secretary, Post Office Ltd |
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Evidence Week 4 – Technical Issues |
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8 November |
Alan D’Alvarez – Programme Executive, Fujitsu Graham Allen – Operations Manager for Post Office Account, Fujitsu |
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9 November (witness 2 may be heard on 9 and/or 10 Nov) |
John Simpkins – Team Leader of Software Support Centre for the Horizon IT system, Fujitsu Mark Ascott – Lead Test Practitioner, Fujitsu |
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10 November |
Mark Jarosz – Lead Domain Architect, Fujitsu Peter Jeram – Head of the Digital Systems Platform Unit, Fujitsu |
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Evidence Week 5 – Technical Issues (continued) |
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15 November (witness 2 may be heard on 15 and/or 16 Nov) |
Robert Booth – Solutions Architect, Post Office Ltd John Meagher – project management, Horizon Programme, Post Office Ltd |
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16 November |
David McDonnell – former Development Manager, ICL Jan Holmes – former Audit Manager, ICL |
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17 November |
Charles Cipione – Technical Expert |
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Evidence Week 6 – Government |
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23 November 11:15 start |
David Sibbick, former civil servant, Department of Trade and Industry |
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24 November |
Stephen Byers – former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; former Chief Secretary to the Treasury Sarah Graham – former civil servant, Department of Social Security |
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25 November |
Vincent Gaskell – former civil servant, Benefits Agency Sir Adrian Montague – former Chief Executive, Private Finance Initiative Taskforce, HM Treasury |
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Evidence Week 7 – Government and Unions |
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29 November |
Sir Steve Robson – former civil servant, HM Treasury Lord Alistair Darling – former Chief Secretary to the Treasury; former Secretary of State for Social Security; and former Chancellor Tony Kearns - Senior Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers Union |
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30 November |
Colin Baker – former General Secretary, National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) Sir Ian McCartney – former Minister of State at Department of Trade and Industry |
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1 December UPDATE: 09:30 start |
Sir Ian McCartney – former Minister of State at Department of Trade and Industry (continued) Alan Johnson – General Secretary, Communication Workers Union; former Minister, Department of Trade and Industry Sir Geoffrey Mulgan – former civil servant, No. 10 |
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2 December |
Alan Milburn – former Chief Secretary to HM Treasury John Peberdy – former Chair, NFSP Negotiating Committee, former National President, NFSP Closing statements (Phase 2) on behalf of Core Participants to the Inquiry |
Opening Statements
All Core Participants to the Inquiry have been given the opportunity to have their legal representatives make opening statements on their behalf. A list of all Core Participants and their legal representatives is available here.
Timings are provisional and may be subject to change. Any live schedule changes during proceedings are posted on the Inquiry’s Twitter channel.
All hearings are streamed, on a 3 minute delay, via the Inquiry's YouTube channel.
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Date |
Time |
Opening statements from legal representatives |
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11 October |
10:30 – 13:00 14:00 – 16:30 |
Counsel to the Inquiry Counsel to the Inquiry |
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12 October |
10:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 16:10 |
Counsel to the Inquiry Counsel to the Inquiry |
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13 October |
10:00 – 16:30 |
Howe + Co on behalf of Core Participants they represent Hudgell Solicitors on behalf of Core Participants they represent Hodge, Jones & Allen on behalf of Core Participants they represent National Federation of Subpostmasters |
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14 October |
10:00 – 13:00 |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy UK Government Investments Fujitsu Post Office Limited |
