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Post Office inquiry live: Ex-boss Paula Vennells gives second day of evidence - BBC News Post Office inquiry live: Paula Vennells denies trying to close down Horizon review - BBC News
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The inquiry is now going over emails that indicated a frustration among Post Office executives about the approach Second Sight was taking in its review by not taking into account the Post Office's input. Inquiry counsel Jason Beer continues to probe Vennells on how many cases Second Sight were supposed to look into.
Vennells says at the point of the emails there was no suggestion that Second Sight was being biased in approach, but just that because the work had run on too long the forensic accountants hadn't had time to take into account the Post Office's evidence. Vennells is shown a briefing document for a meeting with Lord Arbuthnot indicating that she wanted to ask him for a review of "systemic defects" by using two or three cases.
She adds that a sense of frustration was conveyed to her but that she didn't have regular conversations with Second Sight and that she doesn't believe she spoke with them on this point. After being pressed on whether such a systemic failure can be demonstrated from only a few examples, Vennells concedes that this isn't possible - but adds that Second Sight's report was only an "interim" one.
Beer displays a number of emails on the screen highlighting that Second Sight should only look at a few cases, and asks her a series of questions about whether the Post Office was trying to restrict the scope of Second Sight's investigation.
Was it your view that the investigation should end after 2 or 3 cases? Beer asks.
"I was not trying to close anything down, it's really important that I say that," Vennells says.
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