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South Warnborough court case
CST
Please place on EFC.
Thanks
Regards
Nigel Allen
Contracts Advisor
Post Office Ltd
Contract Support Team
36-40 Great Underbank
Stockport
SK1 1QF
External email: nigel.allen’ GRO
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----- Forwarded by Nigel Allen/e/POSTOFFICE on 17/03/2008 17:04 -----
Graham Brander To: Nigel Allen’‘e/POSTOFFICE@POSTOFFICE,
41/03/2008 15:07 Ltd@POSTOFFICE, Ged Harbinson/e/POSTOFFICE@POSTOFFICE, Paul Dan
° cc: Colin Price/e/POSTOFFICE@POSTOFFICE
Subject: Case closing south warnborough
SS Case Closure Reporting
To be e mailed to Primary & Secondary Stakeholders, Casework Team, Team Leader,
Financial Investigator (if applicable) & Paul Dann/e/POSTOFFICE.
Case reference:
POLTD/0506/0685
Date case set up:
13/03/06
Branch Name: (or other
South Warnborough SPOB
Location)
Branch Code: 1092 904
Enquiry Type: IAudit Shortage / False Accounting
Name of Person(s)
Interviewed: (if
lapplicable)
Mrs Josephine Hamilton
Subject type / Grade:
(Delete those not
lapplicable):
Postmaster
Case File associated:
Yes
Primary Stakeholder:
Nigel Allen, Contracts Advisor
[Secondary
[Stakeholder(s):
Identified Loss:
£36,644.89
Recovery: (include
method & dates)
£37 ,644.89. Cheque received by Criminal Law Team
lon 18/02/08 (includes £1,000 costs)
Confiscation case: No
ISPOB cases: has Yes
SPMR been made
laware of loss?:
Is there a Financial INo
Investigation still
longoing?: (if yes, this
form must be emailed to
relevant Financial
Investigator as case will
remain open within their
remit)
Final outcome: (if
prosecution include further
details below)
Mrs Hamilton prosecuted.
Prosecution
Outcome: (Include court,
date & sentence)
Winchester Crown Court. 19/11/07 entered guilty
pleas to 14 False Accounting charges. Single theft
charge removed after undertaking from defence
counsel that all monies owed to Post Office would beI
repaid prior to sentencing. Sentenced on 04/02/08 to
12 month Community & Supervision Order.
Costs /
Compensation:
(Compensation awarded in
multiple partner cases /
ISPSO assistant cases must
be repaid to loser tact
PBA Bankii i
lensure compensation
icheques dealt with
£1,000 costs awarded to Post Office.
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lcorrectly).
Debarment: (Confirm
completed and date
forwarded to Intelligence
[Transaction Manager)
Completed and posted on 11/03/08
Procedural and
lorganizational
failings identified -
(ensure PROCEDURAL
FAILINGS form is also
updated & emailed to
\Stakeholders Investigation
[Team and Team Leader.
[As advised previously.
Procedural and
lorganizational
failings discussion
held with Primary
Stakeholder:
(discussion must occur
prior to closure - outline anyI
lsolutions, agreed actions,
refer to next level if issues
remain e.g Crown Office
failings via BM/Operations
Manager).
IN/A, as Mrs Hamilton is no longer in post.
Are there
loutstanding issues
lof a significant
nature: (e.g impact,
reluctance, refusal to
implement solutions,
business critical, etc - if
lyes, the matter should be
reported in more detail to
ITeam Leader)
N/A
[Any other comments:
(NB: If DWP case then
additional closure form is
required to be completed)
N/A
Officer in case:
Graham Brander
[Team Leader:
Colin Price
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