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Ladybbird · 26-01-24, 09:08

Post Office Had SECRET Plan to Sack Team Who Found JAPS' Horizon Bugs

Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret, documents reveal

BBC 26 JAN 2024

Documents showing Post Office top bosses secretly decided in April 2014 to sack forensic accountants who had found bugs in their IT system have been obtained by the BBC.

A Post Office board sub-committee, codenamed "Project Sparrow", took the decision with the full knowledge of the government.

Former sub-postmaster Alan Bates said it was further proof of a "total cover-up".

The Post Office declined to comment.

The independent forensic accountants Second Sight played a key role in exposing the scandal, finding flaws in the Horizon computer system which generated false evidence of cash shortfalls at sub-post offices, leading to wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters.

Post Office bosses kept insisting their systems were robust.

But they made a concession following pressure from MPs, offering to set up a mediation scheme to deal with what they said was a small number of cases.

The documents reveal the Post Office planned to pay a total of only £1m in "token payments", or compensation, to sub-postmasters as it suppressed evidence of computer bugs in 2014.

But it was a vast underestimation of the eventual cost of the scandal, which is now expected to be more than £1bn.

Details of the Project Sparrow discussions were not disclosed in evidence to sub-postmasters as they challenged the Post Office through the courts in 2017-2019.

"It's been a cover-up from start to finish," said Alan Bates. "That's coming out now. It's undeniable.

"And this is what we've been up against all the way. We've always known they were covering up - it's just been very difficult to find proof," he added.

The secret plan to sack Second Sight is revealed in the minutes of two Project Sparrow meetings in April 2014.

The minutes were released in heavily redacted form in 2021 after former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells disclosed the existence of Project Sparrow.

Now the BBC has obtained the unredacted minutes, showing what the Post Office didn't want the public to see.

Redacted Minutes

CORRUPTION Investigation Continues...

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,737 Thanks: 27,661 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	re: Horizon Post Office Scandal: Chief MADE Postmasters' Widow Sign NDA Post Office Had SECRET Plan to Sack Team Who Found JAPS' Horizon Bugs Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret, documents reveal BBC 26 JAN 2024 Documents showing Post Office top bosses secretly decided in April 2014 to sack forensic accountants who had found bugs in their IT system have been obtained by the BBC. A Post Office board sub-committee, codenamed "Project Sparrow", took the decision with the full knowledge of the government. Former sub-postmaster Alan Bates said it was further proof of a "total cover-up". The Post Office declined to comment. The independent forensic accountants Second Sight played a key role in exposing the scandal, finding flaws in the Horizon computer system which generated false evidence of cash shortfalls at sub-post offices, leading to wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters. Post Office bosses kept insisting their systems were robust. But they made a concession following pressure from MPs, offering to set up a mediation scheme to deal with what they said was a small number of cases. The documents reveal the Post Office planned to pay a total of only £1m in "token payments", or compensation, to sub-postmasters as it suppressed evidence of computer bugs in 2014. But it was a vast underestimation of the eventual cost of the scandal, which is now expected to be more than £1bn. Details of the Project Sparrow discussions were not disclosed in evidence to sub-postmasters as they challenged the Post Office through the courts in 2017-2019. "It's been a cover-up from start to finish," said Alan Bates. "That's coming out now. It's undeniable. "And this is what we've been up against all the way. We've always known they were covering up - it's just been very difficult to find proof," he added. The secret plan to sack Second Sight is revealed in the minutes of two Project Sparrow meetings in April 2014. The minutes were released in heavily redacted form in 2021 after former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells disclosed the existence of Project Sparrow. Now the BBC has obtained the unredacted minutes, showing what the Post Office didn't want the public to see. Redacted Minutes CORRUPTION Investigation Continues...