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Post Office launch as BBC Children in Need’s Official Cash Partner

Post Office launch as BBC Children in Need’s Official Cash Partner

Post Office collected £871,521.60 for BBC Children in Need in the year to 30 June 2023 Over 7,500 individual donations through almost 3,000 branches 95% of donations received (£828,689.15) were in cash, highlighting the vital role cash plays in supporting charities and good causes Almost 25% of the Post Office network received donations for BBC Children in Need Customers can donate to BBC Childr

Post Office statement following CCRC article on referring convictions and sentences to the courts

Post Office statement following CCRC article on referring convictions and sentences to the courts

Commenting on a long-read article by the Criminal Cases Review Commission entitled 'Why all Post Office convictions cannot be referred at once', a Post Office spokesperson said:
“We are doing our utmost to encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted to appeal.
“That is why we asked the independent Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to also make contact with people whose c

Post Office Statement on Sir Wyn Williams interim report on compensation

Post Office Statement on Sir Wyn Williams interim report on compensation

A Post Office spokesperson said:
“We welcome Sir Wyn’s interim report and share his view that victims of the Horizon scandal must be provided with full compensation, fairly and consistently. This remains our priority.
“Across Post Office’s compensation arrangements, offers totalling more than £120m have been made to around 2,500 Postmasters, with the majority of these agreed and paid. Inter

Update on Post Office’s investigation into historical document containing racist and offensive language

Update on Post Office’s investigation into historical document containing racist and offensive language

Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for documents held by Post Office’s Security Team during the period 2008 – 2011, a document was released that contained racist and offensive language.
Post Office does not tolerate racism in any shape or form. The language and classifications used in the historical document is completely abhorrent and condemned by today’s Post Office.
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Post Office appoints Burges Salmon

Post Office appoints Burges Salmon

Post Office has appointed Burges Salmon to advise it in relation to the ongoing Horizon IT Inquiry.
Following careful consideration that began last year, culminating in a decision by the Post Office Board in January 2023 that a new law firm should be appointed, a competitive tender exercise was carried out via the Crown Commercial Service’s framework.
Burges Salmon, working in an integrat

Amanda Burton Report – Clarification to Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

Amanda Burton Report – Clarification to Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

Amanda Burton, who joined the Board of Post Office Limited as a Non-Executive Director on Tuesday 27 April as the planned successor to Chair the Remuneration Committee, has completed her investigation into the error with a sub-metric on the Transformation Incentive Scheme for 2021-22.
The final report has been sent to the Minister for Postal Affairs, Kevin Hollinrake MP, who has asked that it s

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