CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office Prosecutions

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:36 pm on 5 October 2020.

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Photo of Andrew Gwynne Andrew Gwynne Labour, Denton and Reddish 3:36, 5 October 2020

My constituent Della Robinson was formerly a local sub-postmistress in Dukinfield, and she lost almost everything in this scandal, including her reputation. I welcome the latest announcement, but when did the Minister know that the Post Office would not oppose the appeals, what discussions did he have with Post Office officials and did they discuss the amount this would cost the Post Office and, ultimately, taxpayers?