In 2020 the BEIS Permanent Secretary reprimanded the Post Office chairman Tim Parker for failing to disclose Jonathan Swift's report to the Post Office Board on advice from the Post Office General Counsel Jane MacLeod. Sarah Munby says: "We understand that you were advised...
... at the time by the Post Office's General Counsel that for reasons of confidentiality and preserving legal privilege the circulation of the report should be strictly controlled....
... Nevertheless, given the background of parliamentary interest, the fact that your review was commissioned by the Minister responsible for the Post Office and the potential significance of the recommendations made by Jonathan Swift QC...
... , we consider it was an mistake not to have ensured that the whole board had an opportunity to see and discuss the detail of its findings and agree what any next steps should be...
... With hindsight, this information have been seen by the board and we are disappointed that it wasn't."
No disciplinary action was taken against Parker for his decision to bury the report. His decision kept the board in the dark about the extent...
No disciplinary action was taken against Parker for his decision to bury the report. His decision kept the board in the dark about the extent...
... to which the Post Office was culpable in potential miscarriages of justice, the fact of 'remote access' to the Horizon computer system and a number of other serious issues. It allowed the board to sanction the multimillion pound waste of public money thrown...
... at the Bates v Post Office litigation and allowed the board to sanction the attempt to remove the judge. Parker will argue he took the decision on legal advice. @RichardMoorhead has already said that advice was flawed.
In my view it was a gross failure of leadership...
In my view it was a gross failure of leadership...
@RichardMoorhead ... and potentially had the effect of perverting the course of justice. The barrister @PaulMar72224296 has already written to the DPP suggesting there might have been a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice at the Post Office. I hope the DPP looks very closely at...
@RichardMoorhead @PaulMar72224296 ... Parker's actions (presumably with Paula Vennells knowledge or agreement) in stopping this report from reaching the board, leaving them misinformed when it came to making decisions about the litigation. More here:
postofficescandal.uk/post/secret-20…
postofficescandal.uk/post/secret-20…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
