Communications Between the Post Office and BIS regarding the sacking of Second Sight
Dear Post Office Limited,
In March 2015, Post Office terminated the contract of Second Sight, a company of independent forensic accountants tasked with investigating its Horizon IT system. They had been brought in as part of the Post Office’s mediation scheme with ex-Sub-postmasters which had been established at the behest of MPs.
Please can you disclose all communications between the Post Office and the Department for BIS from February 2015 in which reasons for their sacking Second Sight were given, as well Post Office’s reasons for ending the mediation scheme.
Yours sincerely
Eleanor Shaikh
Our ref: FOI2021/00504
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Dear Eleanor Shaikh
Please find an update attached to your Freedom of Information request
Regards
David Sinclair
Information Rights Team
20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 9AQ
Email: [1][Post Office request email]
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Dear Eleanor Shaikh
Please find an update attached to your Freedom of Information request
Regards
David Sinclair
Information Rights Team
20 Finsbury Street
London EC2Y 9AQ
Email: [1][Post Office request email]
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Dear Ms Shaikh,
Please find attached the response relating to your Freedom of Information
request.
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Jackie Lawrence
Information Rights Team
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20 Finsbury Street
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EC2Y 9AQ
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