Prosecutions,Money recovered and employment for SPMs

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Dear Post Office Limited,Of the 800 or so SPM prosecuted by POL between 200 and 2014 how many had their contracts terminated?How many were allowed to still work in branch as either SPM or counter clerk?Between 2000 and 2022 how many SPM who you recovered "losses" from were permitted to still work in branch?How many SPM thus allowed had losses greater that those prosecuted in 2000-2014?What was the trigger figure to pursue a civil claim,£1k,£2k or £3k?How many SPM asking for help balancing with minor shortfalls were encouraged to keep trading,roll over and then prosecutes or taken to court for larger "losses"?What policy document show who could owe money as a criminal and be allowed to carry on working and who had to have the contract terminated?

Yours faithfully,

john o'sullivan

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