Searchable transcripts of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings
Note
The official Inquiry site can be found at https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk
The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry was established in 2020, led by retired high court judge Sir Wyn Williams, to investigate the “failings which occurred with the Horizon IT system at the Post Office leading to the suspension, termination of subpostmasters’ contracts, prosecution and conviction of subpostmasters”.
This site takes a copy of the official transcripts, which are available in PDF or text format, parses them into reStructuredText, and uploads them to ReadTheDocs for display and searching. It also auto-links evidence IDs to the relevant page on the official site.
I hope this may be useful to people following the Inquiry, and to anyone who wants to know more about the “worst miscarriage of justice in British legal history”. If you have any questions or comments, please do get in touch.
— Matthew Somerville, 7th May 2023
P.S. Twenty years ago, I made a nicer version of the Hutton Inquiry website (which was using frames and required cookies and JavaScript). The official domain is sadly now a personal injury spam site (it is available from the National Archive), but mine is still running in the same place at hutton.dracos.co.uk!
Contents
- Phase 7
- 6 November 2024 – Kevin Hollinrake and Carl Creswell
- 5 November 2024 – Simon Recaldin and Sarah Munby
- 4 November 2024 – Simon Recaldin
- 18 October 2024 – Benjamin Foat
- 17 October 2024 – John Bartlett
- 16 October 2024 – Tracy Marshall and Melanie Park
- 15 October 2024 – Michael Young and Simon Oldnall
- 11 October 2024 – Nicholas Read
- 10 October 2024 – Nicholas Read
- 9 October 2024 – Nicholas Read
- 8 October 2024 – Karen McEwan and Nigel Railton
- 4 October 2024 – Rachel Scarrabelotti and Veronica Branton
- 2 October 2024 – Christopher Brocklesby
- 1 October 2024 – Henry Staunton and Alisdair Cameron
- 27 September 2024 – Amanda Burton and Martin Donnelly
- 26 September 2024 – Calum Greenhow
- 24 September 2024 – Sarfaraz Ismail and Elliot Jacobs
- 23 September 2024 – Gavin Ellison and Sarfaraz Ismail
- Phases 5 and 6
- 30 July 2024 – Susannah Storey
- 29 July 2024 – Neil McCausland
- 26 July 2024 – Allan Leighton and Martin Edwards
- 25 July 2024 – Vince Cable and Gregory Clark
- 24 July 2024 – Margot James
- 23 July 2024 – Lucy Neville-Rolfe
- 19 July 2024 – Joanne Swinson and Dame Greene
- 18 July 2024 – Patrick McFadden and Edward Davey
- 17 July 2024 – Kenneth McCall and Kelly Tolhurst
- 16 July 2024 – Andrew Dunks
- 15 July 2024 – Stephen Lovegrove
- 12 July 2024 – Richard Callard
- 10 July 2024 – Thomas Cooper and Patrick O’Sullivan
- 9 July 2024 – Mark Russell and Robert Swannell
- 3 July 2024 – Timothy Parker
- 28 June 2024 – Gareth Jenkins
- 27 June 2024 – Gareth Jenkins
- 26 June 2024 – Gareth Jenkins
- 25 June 2024 – Gareth Jenkins
- 21 June 2024 – George Thomson
- 20 June 2024 – Graham Ward, Anthony Kearns and Kay Linnell
- 19 June 2024 – Richard Christou and Duncan Tait
- 18 June 2024 – Ian Henderson and Ronald Warmington
- 14 June 2024 – Andrew Parsons
- 13 June 2024 – Andrew Parsons
- 12 June 2024 – Thomas Beezer and Matthew Lenton
- 11 June 2024 – Anthony Robinson
- 6 June 2024 – Alice Perkins
- 5 June 2024 – Alice Perkins
- 4 June 2024 – Christopher Day
- 3 June 2024
- 24 May 2024 – Paula Vennells
- 23 May 2024 – Paula Vennells
- 22 May 2024 – Paula Vennells
- 21 May 2024 – Alwen Lyons
- 17 May 2024 – Alisdair Cameron
- 16 May 2024 – Lesley Sewell
- 15 May 2024 – Patrick Bourke
- 14 May 2024 – Mark Davies
- 10 May 2024 – Roderick Ismay
- 9 May 2024 – Simon Clarke
- 8 May 2024 – Brian Altman
- 7 May 2024 – Belinda Cortes-Martin
- 3 May 2024 – Jarnail Singh
- 2 May 2024 – Christopher Aujard and Martin Smith
- 1 May 2024 – Harry Bowyer and Martin Smith
- 30 April 2024 – Hugh Flemington and Harry Bowyer
- 26 April 2024
- 25 April 2024
- 24 April 2024 – Susan Crichton and Christopher Aujard
- 23 April 2024 – Susan Crichton
- 19 April 2024 – Rodric Williams
- 18 April 2024 – Rodric Williams
- 17 April 2024 – Jonathan Longman and Allan Leighton
- 16 April 2024 – David Miller and David Mills
- 12 April 2024 – Alan Cook and Adam Crozier
- 11 April 2024 – David Smith and Michael Hodgkinson
- 10 April 2024 – James Arbuthnot of Edrom and Anthony Hooper
- 9 April 2024 – Alan Bates
- Phase 4
- 2 February 2024
- 1 February 2024 – Graham Ward
- 31 January 2024 – Kevin Shiels
- 30 January 2024 – Frederick Thorpe
- 26 January 2024 – Suzanne Winter
- 25 January 2024 – David Teale
- 24 January 2024 – Raymond Grant
- 23 January 2024 – Robert Daily
- 19 January 2024 – Paul Patterson
- 18 January 2024 – Gerald Barnes, Peter Sewell and Donna Munro
- 17 January 2024 – John Simpkins and Gerald Barnes
- 16 January 2024 – Rajbinder Sangha
- 11 January 2024 – Stephen Bradshaw
- 20 December 2023 – Lisa Allen
- 19 December 2023 – Duncan Atkinson
- 18 December 2023 – Duncan Atkinson
- 15 December 2023 – Andrzej Bolc
- 13 December 2023 – Christopher Knight and Kevin Ryan
- 12 December 2023 – Robert Wilson
- 7 December 2023 – Michael Wilcox, Michael Wilcox and Gary Thomas
- 6 December 2023 – David Posnett
- 5 December 2023 – David Posnett
- 1 December 2023 – Jarnail Singh
- 30 November 2023 – Jarnail Singh
- 29 November 2023 – David Pardoe
- 28 November 2023 – Graham Brander
- 24 November 2023 – Diane Matthews
- 22 November 2023 – Gerald Harbinson
- 17 November 2023 – Anthony Utting
- 16 November 2023 – Paul Whitaker and Catherine Oglesby
- 15 November 2023 – Warwick Tatford
- 14 November 2023 – Debbie Stapel
- 10 November 2023 – Natasha Bernard
- 8 November 2023 – Teresa Williamson
- 7 November 2023 – Elaine Cottam
- 20 October 2023 – Marie Cockett
- 19 October 2023 – Alison Bolsover
- 18 October 2023 – Alan Lusher
- 17 October 2023 – John Breeden
- 13 October 2023 – Paul Inwood and Thomas Pegler
- 12 October 2023 – Robert Wilson
- 11 October 2023 – John Scott
- 10 October 2023 – Andrew Hayward
- 6 October 2023 – Duncan Atkinson
- 5 October 2023 – Duncan Atkinson
- 29 September 2023 – John Jones and Simon Recaldin
- 28 September 2023 – Mandy Talbot
- 27 September 2023 – Anne Chambers
- 26 September 2023 – Anne Chambers
- 22 September 2023 – Stephen Dilley and Richard Morgan
- 21 September 2023 – Stephen Dilley
- 20 September 2023 – Davlyn Cumberland and Andrew Wise
- 19 September 2023 – Helen Rose
- 28 July 2023 – Jan Holmes
- 27 July 2023 – Susanne Helliwell and Colin Lenton-Smith
- 26 July 2023 – Jason Coyne and Susanne Helliwell
- 11 July 2023
- 6 July 2023
- 5 July 2023 – Anthony Marsh
- 4 July 2023 – Ben Foat and Martin Ferlinc
- Disclosure issues hearing
- Phase 3
- 17 May 2023 – Alvin Finch and Richard Coleman
- 16 May 2023 – Michael Peach
- 12 May 2023 – Roderick Ismay
- 11 May 2023 – Roderick Ismay
- 10 May 2023 – Stephen Parker
- 9 May 2023 – Barbara Longley
- 3 May 2023 – Anne Chambers
- 2 May 2023 – Anne Chambers
- 9 March 2023 – Richard Roll
- 8 March 2023 – Andrew Dunks
- 7 March 2023 – Elizabeth Evans-Jones and Amandeep Singh
- 3 March 2023 – Andrew Winn
- 2 March 2023 – Brian Trotter
- 1 March 2023 – Elizabeth Allaker and Gayle Peacock
- 28 February 2023 – Shaun Turner and Gary Blackburn
- 27 February 2023 – Stephen Grayston
- 24 February 2023 – David Smith
- 23 February 2023 – Alan D’Alvarez
- 22 February 2023 – Susan Harding and Mark Burley
- 21 February 2023 – Philip Boardman
- 20 January 2023 – Rita Palmer and Trevor Rollason
- 19 January 2023 – Donald Grey
- 17 January 2023 – Sandra McBride
- 13 January 2023 – Christopher Gilding and Kathryn Parker
- 12 January 2023 – Stephen Muchow
- 11 January 2023 – Steve Bansal
- 10 January 2023 – James McNiven and Kevin Fletcher
- Phase 2
- 2 December 2022 – Alan Milburn and John Peberdy
- 1 December 2022 – Ian McCartney, Alan Johnson and Geoffrey Mulgan
- 30 November 2022 – Colin Baker and Ian McCartney
- 29 November 2022 – Stephen Robson, Alistair Darling and Anthony Kearns
- 25 November 2022 – Vincent Gaskell and Adrian Montague
- 24 November 2022 – Stephen Byers and Sarah Graham
- 23 November 2022 – David Sibbick
- 17 November 2022 – Charles Cipione
- 16 November 2022 – David McDonnell and Jan Holmes
- 15 November 2022 – Robert Booth and John Meagher
- 10 November 2022 – Mark Jarosz and Peter Jeram
- 9 November 2022 – John Simpkins and Mark Ascott
- 8 November 2022 – Alan D’Alvarez and Graham Allen
- 4 November 2022 – Jonathan Evans
- 3 November 2022 – Jeremy Folkes and Andrew Simpkins
- 2 November 2022 – Stuart Sweetman and Jeremy Folkes
- 1 November 2022 – Michael Coombs and Stuart Sweetman
- 28 October 2022 – David Miller
- 27 October 2022 – Terence Austin and John Bennett
- 26 October 2022 – Anthony Oppenheim
- 25 October 2022 – Keith Todd
- 21 October 2022 – Paul Rich and Peter Copping
- 20 October 2022 – Anthony Roberts and Paul Rich
- 18 October 2022 – Charles Cipione
- Opening statements
- Compensation issues hearings
- Human impact hearings
- 19 May 2022 – John Gormley, Fiona Elliott, Maureen Macelby, John Heath, Kamaljit Singh, Rachel Williams, Terence Walters, Virendra Bajaj, Witness 0204, Lee Castleton and Millie Castleton
- 18 May 2022 – Deirdre Connolly, Heather Earley, Sinead Rainey, Katherine McAlerney, Julie Carter, John Dwyer, Joanne Foulger, Manhar Mistry, Susan McKnight, Karl Reid, Victor Price and Shahnaz Rashid
- 12 May 2022 – Edward Brown, Catrona Brown, Chris Dawson, Donald McLean, Nancy Chant, Brian Macaulay, Joanne George and Peter Holloway
- 11 May 2022 – Vinod Sharma, Peter Worsfold, Louise Dar, Keith Macaldowie, Mary Philip, Philip Cowan, Ian Orr, Frank Holt, Alan Riddell, Carol Riddell, Jean Smith, Aaron Cossey, Brent Whybro, Darren King, Francis Maye and Geoffrey Pound
- 17 March 2022 – Chirag Sidhpura, Sami Sabet and Nichola Arch
- Chirag Sidhpura
- Summary of witness statement of Graham Ward
- Summary of witness statement of Isabella Wall
- Summary of witness statement of Shane Johnson
- Summary of witness statement of [Anon W0217]
- Summary of witness statement of Donna Gosney
- Summary of witness statement of Baljeet Sandhu
- Summary of witness statement of Denise Latreille
- Summary of witness statement of Dionne Andre
- Sami Sabet
- Summary of witness statement of David Blakey
- Summary of witness statement of Kashmir Gill
- Summary of witness statement of Carl Page
- Nichola Arch
- 16 March 2022 – Julie Beisner
- Julie Beisner
- Summary of witness statement of Chhaya Patel
- Summary of witness statement of Elizabeth Stockdale
- Summary of witness statement of Gillian Blakey
- Summary of witness statement of Keith Lofthouse
- Summary of witness statement of Mohammed Khalil
- Summary of witness statement of Pamela Stubbs
- Summary of witness statement of Pauline Coates
- Summary of witness statement of Sharon Bennett
- Summary of witness statement of Tracy McFadden
- Summary of witness statement of Shazia Saddiq
- 10 March 2022 – Carol Edmondson, Pauline Stonehouse, Marion Holmes and Sally Stringer
- Carol Edmondson
- Summary of witness statement of Gregory Harding
- Summary of witness statement of Alison Hall
- Summary of witness statement of Khayyam Ishaq
- Summary of witness statement of Nicholas Clark
- Summary of witness statement of Mohammad Rasul
- Summary of witness statement of Jacqueline McDonald
- Summary of witness statement of Abiodun Omotoso
- Summary of witness statement of Ian Warren
- Pauline Stonehouse
- Marion Holmes
- Summary of witness statement of Malcolm Watkins
- Summary of witness statement of Tahir Mahmood
- Summary of witness statement of John Armstrong
- Sally Stringer
- Summary of witness statement of Julie Cleife
- Summary of witness statement of Balbir Grewal
- Summary of witness statement of Susan Rudkin
- Summary of witness statement of Lynette Hutchings
- 9 March 2022 – Heather Williams, Janice Attwood and Michael Fogarty
- Summary of witness statement of Brian Skirrow
- Summary of witness statement of Christine Cosgrove
- Summary of witness statement of Colleen Ingham
- Summary of witness statement of Witness 0208
- Summary of witness statement of Janet Bradbury
- Summary of witness statement of John Valentine
- Summary of witness statement of Moira Hegarty
- Heather Williams
- Janice Attwood
- Michael Fogarty
- 2 March 2022 – Sarah Osolinski, John Bowman, Christian Clement, Paul Harry, Helen Brown, Janice Adams, Lawrence Bailey, Pamela Lock and Witness 0281
- 1 March 2022 – Wendy Buffrey, Timothy Brentnall, Anthony Gant, Amanda Barber, Norman Barber, Mark Kelly, Carina Price, David Hedges, Della Robinson, Allison Henderson, Hasmukh Shingadia, David Yates, Vipinchandra Patel, Robert Ambrose and Gail Ward
- 25 February 2022 – Tracy Felstead, Seema Misra and Janet Skinner
- 24 February 2022 – Thomas English, Thomas Brown, Malcolm Simpson and Gordon Martin
- 23 February 2022 – Mujahid Faisal, Suzanne Palmer and Kevin Palmer
- 22 February 2022 – Parmod Kalia, Joan Bailey, Christopher Trousdale, Witness 0283 and Witness 0282
- 21 February 2022 – John Dickson, Pauline Thomson, Timothy Burgess, Oyeteju Adedayo and Siobhan Sayer
- 18 February 2022 – Jennifer O’Dell, Guy Vinall, Linda Little and Louisa Powell
- 17 February 2022 – Susan Hazzleton, Wendy Martin, Mohammed Amir and Scott Darlington
- 16 February 2022 – Harjinder Butoy, William Graham, Gillian Howard and Karen Wilson
- 15 February 2022 – Margery Williams, Damian Owen, Lisa Brennan and Janine Powell
- 14 February 2022 – Baljit Sethi, Josephine Hamilton and Hughie Thomas
- Human impact focus groups
- Public hearing session: Preliminary Hearing on List of Issues