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Witness Statement Post Office Ltd
Criminal Justice Act 1967, Section 9, Magistrates Court Act 1980,
sub section, 5A(3)(a) and 5B; Criminal Procedure Rules 2005, Rule
274
Statement of Kathleen SMITH
Age if under 18 Over 18 (if over 18 insert ‘over 18")
This statement (consisting of pages each signed by me) is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully
stated In it anything, which I know to be false or do not believe true.
Dated the 8” dayof May 2012
Signature
I have been employed by Post Office Ltd for 26 years. My current role is Network Field
Support Advisor which I have held since September 1986 and my duties include auditing
Post Office branches. The purpose of this role is to verify the assets held at a Post Office
branch are correct and the transactions are performed to the required specification to
ensure the security of the Post Office, its customers and its clients and report the result of
the audit.
On Wednesday 8" February 2011 I arrived at approximately 11:40 to assist my colleague
Dennis WATSON to complete a full cash and stock audit at Birkenshaw Post Office branch
The audit revealed major discrepancies in the stock of the 100 x first and second class
stamps self adhesive sheets and the 50 x first and second class stamps self adhesive
sheets.
I contacted the remittance team at P&BA Chesterfield and spoke to Julie CRAMPTON and
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Criminal Justice Act 1967, Section 9; Magistrates Court Act 1980, sub section. 5A(3)la) and 5B, criminal Procedure Rules 2005, Rule 27.1
Continuation of statement of Kathleen SMITH
asked if she would check to see that the stamps had been remitted into the branch correctly.
After checking, Julie CRAMPTON explained that a number of sales reversals had been made
for large sheets of stamps at the branch.
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The audit identified overall deficit in the accounts of £21,168.64
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