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Subject: FW: Mrs Nixon
02/02/2010 22:31
Dear Jarnail and John,
The first attachment to Mandy Talbot's email is the only paperwork that she has been
able to retrieve re Eleanor Nixon.
I think the 3 documents in the first attachment should be disclosed, pursuant to the
Defence "Nixon request", with the explanation that it is the only documentation that can
been located which appears to be linked to Mrs Nixon.
The deficiency in the documents is a small fraction of the £20,000 referred to in Mrs
Nixon's statement. I wonder whether Mrs Nixon is exaggerating. Please could John make
some further enquiries with the relevant contract managers. I imagine they may say that
they would have remembered a £20,000 loss which turned out simply to be a keying
error.
Warwick
> Subject: Mrs Nixon.
> To: warwicktatforc.
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> From: mandy.talbot?,
> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:14:46 +0000
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> Warwick
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> I have made enquiries of our Chairman's Office team which deals with high
> profile correspondénce and they know nothing of Mrs Nixon or Dixon of
> Highcliffe.
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> The contract managers for the relevant branch can recall nothing according
> to Nigel the current manager.
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> The only material which can be located and which is attached was generated
> by the person who was presumably her husband.
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> Regards
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> Mandy Talbot
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> Jon Longman, Investigation Manager, spoke to me about the statement made by
> Mrs Nixon on 7 Jan as this was being used by someone who was being
> prosecuted in connection with an issue at West Byfleet branch.
> had no recollection of any Horizon problems at Highcliffe and the only
> info I could find is what Craig has already sent from the EFC.
> Anyway I don't see that her statement proves there is anything wrong with
> Horizon as she has admitted that the wrong keys were pressed!
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Sorry I can't be of any further help.
Regards
Nigel Allen
Contracts Advisor - South West England
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> Lin Norbury :
> To: Craig Thompson/e/POSTOFFICE!
> 19/01/2010 11:31.¢
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> Michele Graves/e/POSTOFFICE!_.
> Subject: Re: Fw: Eleanor Grace Muriel Nixon former postmistress of Highcliffe in
Dorset
> (Document link: Nigel Allen)
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> Craig
> Thanks - yes, now I've checked back, the statement clearly states Nixon but
I went by the e-mail title (which I have now corrected) which stated Dixon!
Mandy Talbot/
Michele
Does this change anything from your perspective - do you search cases by
name?
Lin
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Craig Thompson
> Subject: Re: Fw: Eleanor Grace Muriel Dixon former postmistress of Highcliffe in
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> (Document link: Lin Norbury)
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> Hi Lin,
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> There appears to be an error with the spelling/pronounciation of the
> surname being referred to, and is in fact NIXON not DIXON.
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> Having done an online search at Iron Mountain, (for both Nixon and Dixon),
> I can confirm that we have no records being held at Iron Mountain for
> either Mr Maurice or Mrs Eleanor Nixon/Dixon.
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> There isn't agreat deal within the branch file here in Leeds for Mr Nixon,
> (which should have gone away to IM for archiving when he left), other than
> a few recruitment papers when he first started, I can find nothing in the
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> There are though, these papers regarding debt/loss and don't know if they
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> (See attached file: Highcliffe 195508.pdf)
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> Craig
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Subject: Fw: Eleanor Grace Muriel Dixon former postmistress of Highcliffe in Dorset
Hi Craig
Reference above / below.
Can you arrange to see what if anything we have in the basement in respect
of Mrs Dixon and Highcliffe and if there is a file at Iron Mountain,
arrange for it's retrieval.
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> Subject: Fw: Eleanor Grace Muriel Dixon former postmistress of Highcliffe in Dorset
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> Lin
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> You are probably aware that there is a challenge to the Horizon system
> again from the prosecution side of the business. The defence in a case
> which our criminal team is prosecuting are facing a challenge that Horizon
> is not fit for purpose. They have come up with a list of the usual suspects
> in terms of ex postmasters who all have the opinion that Horizon is not fit
> for purpose etc. One has supplied a statement and she is a person I have
> not heard of before. I have checked with the Chairman's Office and they
> have not heard of her. Please can you ask the relevant contract managers
> to supply me with copies of any documents, correspondence which they have
in which she disputes the validity of the system. According to the
statement attached she ran at least two different branches Highcliffe in
Dorset.
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> Subject: Fw: Eleanor Grace Muriel Dixon former postmistress of Highcliffe in Dorset
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> Hi Mandy
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> See below - I have nothing in my team on file re this case.
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With the help of both Andy & Ivan we have gone through all the non recorded
correspondence in both rooms & we didn't find any correspondence relating
to either Eleanor Dixon former postmistress or Highcliffe Post Office in
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> This is the email I was referring to this morning, and I think Michele has
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> 06/01/2010 17:11 cc: Rebekah Mantle/e, .
Subject: Eleanor Grace Muriel Dixon former postmistress of Highcliffe in Dorset
Dear Michele
As you know the business is prosecuting a former postmistress who is
adducing all sorts of statements and comments from former postmasters in
support of the contention that Horizon is the cause of all evil and that
they were perfect postmasters.
I attach a statement from Dixon along those lines. Please can you locate
any material which POL may still have on this lady so we can assist the
barrister who is prosecuting this case on our behalf.
On an allied matter I have been advised of an accountant who claims to have
been engaged by a shop keepers alliance to act for beleaguered postmasters.
As such this issue is going to raise its profile on the civil side of the
law again. Can you recommend who should be advised of this matter within
POL. I was minded to advise Lynn Hobbs, Mike Granville, Lin Norbury. Alwen
Lyons- can you suggest who else should be advised.
Mandy Talbot
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Dear Mandy,
Please find Nixon statement attached to the email below.
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> Many thanks,
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> Warwick
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> As per telephone conversation with Issy Hogg, please find enclosed Section
> 9 statement.
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