Staunton and Read among witnesses for update to MPs on justice and compensation for Post Office scandal victims

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Mr Bates founded of the group of 555 former sub-postmasters that won the legal case that was a watershed moment in the scandal in 2019.

MPs will also hear from legal representatives from the Department of Business and Trade administering the GLO scheme designed to compensate the 555, and lawyers for claimants of this and all other schemes.

The Committee are seeking to shed light on the issues in the various schemes to ensure fair and fast compensation for victims.

Witnesses

Tuesday 27 February in Committee Room 8

Panel 1 (from 10.00 approx.) - GLO Scheme

• Carl Creswell, Director of Business Resilience, Department of Business and Trade
• Mark Chesher, Partner, Addleshaw Goodard
• Rob Francis, Partner, Dentons Solicitors
• Sir Ross Cranston, Independent Reviewer, GLO Scheme

Panel 2 (from 11.00 approx.) - Former Postmasters

• Alan Bates, former sub-postmaster and founder, Justice for Sub-postmasters Alliance
• Tony Downey, former sub-postmaster
• Tim Bretnell, former sub-postmaster

Panel 3 (from 11.30 approx.) - Claimants’ lawyers

• Dr Neil Hudgell, executive Chairman, Hudgell Solicitors
• James Hartley, Freeths

Panel 4 (from 12.00 approx.) - Post Office

• Nick Read, CEO, Post Office Ltd
• Ben Tidswell, Chair of the Remediation Committee, Post Office
• Simon Recaldin, Remediation Matters Director
• Simon Oldnall, Horizon and GLO IT Director

Panel 5 (from 13.00 approx.) - Former Post Office Chair

• Henry Staunton, former Chair, Post Office

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