POL00054149 - Memo from Jennifer Andrews (Royal Mail) to Post Office Security, RE: R v Peter Anthony Holmes setting out the charges and corresponding sentence having pleaded guilty

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The Real Network

17 February 2010 Legal Services

3 Floor

6a Eccleston Street
Post Office Security Victoria

LONDON SW1W 9LT

c.c. Robert Daily
Paul Southin
Press Office

www.royalmail.com

REGINA v PETER ANTHONY HOLMES
CASE NO: POLTD/0809/0128

The above named Defendant appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on 29" January
2010. Having pleaded Guilty on the 22% December 2009, the Court imposed the
following Sentence:-

CHARGE SENTENCE

2 ‘On the 22" day of August 2007 dishonestly and with I 3 month Curfew Order to run from 7pm to
a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to I 7am

cause loss to another falsified a record required for an
accounting purpose namely a Branch Trading
Statement by making an entry therein which was or
may have been misleading, false or deceptive in a
material particular in that it purported to show that the
cash held on hand at Jesmond Sub Post Office was
greater than it in fact was (Contrary to Section
17(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1968)

3 On the 19" day of September 2007 dishonestly and I 3 month Curfew Order to run from 7pm to
with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent I 7am concurrent

to cause loss to another falsified a record required for
an accounting purpose namely a Branch Trading
Statement by making an entry therein which was or
may have been misleading, false or deceptive in a
material particular in that it purported to show that the
cash held on hand at Jesmond Sub Post Office was
greater than it in fact was (Contrary to Section
17(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1968)

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cause loss to another falsified a record required for an
accounting purpose namely a Branch Trading
Statement by making an entry therein which was or
may have been misleading, false or deceptive in a
material particular in that it purported to show that the
cash held on hand at Jesmond Sub Post Office was
greater than it in fact was (Contrary to Section
17(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1968)

4 On the 30" day of July 2008 dishonestly and with a I 3 month Curfew Order to run from 7pm to
view to gain for himself or another or with intent to I 7am concurrent

cause loss to another falsified a record required for an
accounting purpose namely a Branch Trading
Statement by making an entry therein which was or
may have been misleading, false or deceptive in a
material particular in that it purported to show that the
cash held on hand at Jesmond Sub Post Office was
greater than it in fact was (Contrary to Section
17(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1968)

5 On the 27* day of August 2008 dishonestly and with I 3 month Curfew Order to run from 7pm to
a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to I 7am concurrent

The Defendant also accepted 9 TIC’s which were taken into account by the Court when

passing Sentence.
There was no order for costs or compensation.
The Defence to respond to Section 18 request within 6 weeks.

The case has been adjourned to the 14" May 2010 for Confiscation proceedings.

Miss J S Andrews
Criminal Law Division

jennifer andrews

Ref: CRM/261295/JMcF/JA

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