John O'Sullivan
Date
1 September 2023
request-996597-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Post Office
100 Wood Street,
London, EC2V 7ER
Classification:
Public
Dear John O'Sullivan,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI2023/00376
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 08/04/ 2021 new CEO Nick Read said this" In just over two weeks’
time, the Court of Appeal will determine whether a number of criminal
convictions resulting from historical Post Office investigations and
prosecutions are safe. Only the Court can decide such things. But we can,
and we have, expressed a clear view through the stance we have taken in
the proceedings. In deciding not to oppose the overwhelming majority of
these cases, the perspective of those of us leading the Post Office today is
clear." What grounds did Lawyers representing the Post Office have to
oppose the appeal of Ian O’Donnell wanting to posthumously clear Joanne
O’Donnell’s name?How many appeals have been opposed since April 8
2021 and what does it tell us about the perspective of those of us leading
the Post Office today?”
We can confirm that Post Office does hold the information you have requested.
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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.
Regarding the reason for opposing the appeal, this information can be found within
the “O’Donnell -v- Post Office Limited Judgment” that can be found at the following
website:
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ODonnell-v-POL-judgment-
150823.pdf
As the information is reasonably accessible to you by other means, Post Office are
not required to provide a copy of the information with this response, under section
21 of the FOIA.
We can confirm that as of 11 July 2023, Post Office have opposed 29 appeals since
April 8 2021.
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
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
www.ico.org.uk/foicomplaints
Yours sincerely,
Information Rights Team
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/en/governance/access-to-information/access-to-
information/
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