Mr Brent Jay
Date
28 July 2023
request-995989-
Post Office
100 Wood Street,
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
London, EC2V 7ER
Classification:
Public
Dear Mr Jay,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI2023/00375
We are writing in response to your email received by Post Office Limited (“
Post
Office”) on 28 June, which has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (“
FOIA”).
In your email you have requested the information shown in bold below:
“
On how many occasions in the last financial year have POL appointed external
legal advisors to conduct internal independent investigations on their behalf?
What has been the total expenditure to POL of instructing external legal
advisors?”
We can confirm that Post Office does hold some of the information you have
requested.
In the last financial year April 2022 to March 2023, we have had two occasions
where Post Office had appointed external legal advisors to conduct or assist on
internal investigations. Neither of these investigations are complete, and therefore
we are unable to advise of the total expenditure to Post Office.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of this response, you do have a right to
request an internal review. You can do this by writing to the address above within
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Post Office Limited is registered in England and Wales. Registered No. 2154540.
Registered Office 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7ER
Post Office and the Post Office logo are registered trade marks of Post Office Limited.
40 working days of receipt of this response stating your reasons for your internal
review request or alternatively, by emailing
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx. If, having requested an internal review by Post Office, you are still not satisfied with
our response you also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
https://ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely,
Information Rights Team
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/en/governance/access-to-information/access-to-
information/
Post Office Limited is committed to protecting your privacy, information about
how we do this can be found on our website at www.postoffice.co.uk/privacy
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