Post Office boss Nick Read to step down next year as successor named Business Post Office chief executive Nick Read will step down from the role in March next year, the company has announced. Neil Brocklehurst, the current interim chief operating officer, is expected to replace Read, who temporarily stepped back from the role in July to give his “entire attention” to the Horizon scandal inquiry. At the time, [...]
Post Office boss Nick Read to step back temporarily as Horizon enquiry enters next stage Business In a note to staff today, Nick Read said the organisation was now entering a "critical phase" of the enquiry in September, and amid a strategic review of the organisation.
Post Office scandal: Legal regulator launched over 20 investigations into lawyers and law firms LAW The legal regulators have opened more than 20 investigations into law firms and lawyers who were working on behalf of the Post Office
Met to deploy 80 detectives over Post Office scandal May 27, 2024 The Metropolitan Police is set to deploy 80 detectives to investigate the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, despite expectations that any criminal prosecutions on the incident could take years to come in.
Paula Vennells: Former Post Office chief denies she ‘ironed away disturbing complaints’ May 22, 2024 Former chief executive Paula Vennells has denied the Post Office used methods to “iron away” some “very disturbing complaints”.
Post Office cratered from UK’s sixth most trusted finance brand to 135th amid Horizon scandal May 20, 2024 The Post Office has plummeted from the UK’s sixth most trusted finance and insurance brand to 135th place, pollsters have found.
Post Office inquiry: Ex-communications boss admits old emails attacking journalists now look ‘ludicrous’ May 14, 2024 Inquiry counsel Julian Blake presented a large number of emails exchanged between Davies and other Post Office employees over several years.
Post Office appoints former Camelot boss as interim chair May 1, 2024 The former boss of former National Lottery operator Camelot has been appointed as the Post Office's interim chairman, following the bitter departure of his predecessor, Henry Staunton.
Campaigner Alan Bates proposes private prosecutions over Post Office IT scandal April 13, 2024 Former subpostmaster and campaigner Alan Bates has said he will pursue private prosecutions against those responsible for the Horizon IT scandal if the inquiry does not pass a file to prosecuting authorities. The inquiry resumed this week with Mr Bates giving evidence and on Friday he told the Times he would be willing to crowdfund [...]
‘Not me, guv’: Tory peer ‘frustrated’ at government response to Post Office concerns, inquiry told April 10, 2024 A Conservative peer who has campaigned for the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal told the inquiry he was “frustrated” at the government’s response when he raised concerns.