Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells faces backlash and revelations of cover-ups in the Horizon IT scandal. Find out more!
Former Post Office chief Paula Vennells is at the center of a storm of controversy after secret recordings surfaced, exposing cover-ups in the Horizon IT system scandal. Vijay Parekh, a former sub-postmaster wrongly convicted, expressed devastation over his ruined life due to the scandal. Despite warnings about faults in Horizon, the Post Office denied any issues for years. In a 2013 recording, Vennells was cautioned against concealing system faults that led to the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters.
The revelation sparked outrage and demands for Vennells to be held accountable. Despite receiving a CBE in 2019, calls intensified for her honor to be stripped in light of the scandal. The Metropolitan Police faces pressure to expedite investigations into the Post Office scandal. The uncovered secret tapes from a 2013 meeting with Vennells shed light on the management's knowledge of Horizon system flaws.
The scandal has sent shockwaves through the Post Office community and raised questions about accountability and transparency in corporate leadership. As the investigation unfolds, the public awaits to see the outcome of the Metropolitan Police's inquiries and the potential consequences for those involved. The saga of Paula Vennells and the Post Office continues to unravel, revealing a web of deceit and negligence that has impacted numerous lives.
Former sub-postmaster Vijay Parekh, who was sentenced to 18 months after being wrongly convicted in the scandal, told ITV News his life was "ruined".
The Post Office denied faults in its Horizon IT system for six years after Ms Vennells was warned of potential issues.
A secret recording from 2013 reveals Post Office boss Paula Vennells was warned not to cover up faults with the Horizon IT system as subpostmasters were ...
New secret recordings claim former Post Office boss Paula Vennells - who oversaw the wrongful convictions of dozens of sub postmasters during the Horizon ...
Paula Vennells received a CBE in 2019, however she faced angered calls for her honour to be stripped following the harrowing Mr Bates vs The Post Office ...
Separately, a secretly recorded Post Office meeting in July 2013, attended by then chief executive Paula Vennells, proved management were told Horizon computers ...