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From: Nick Read[/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP.
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Sent: Thur 18/01/2024 8:00:25 AM (UTC)
To:
Cc:
Subject: FW: Future of Post Office branches
Attachment: VotP-Press-Release-Jan-2024-1-v1-Copy.pdf
Attachment: VotP-letter to Henry.pdf
Attachment: Re: Project Pineapple
Please can you produce a suitable response for Henry.
You will be aware of my views from discussions we have had....
I assume there are GFA restrictions too ?
For this afternoon please.
Nick Read
Group CEO
EA:
100 Wood Street
London EC2V 7AN
postoffice.co.uk
From: Henry Staunton {
Sent: Wednesday, Janu:
To: Nick Read}
Subject: Fwd: Fut
Nick ,
Could you please organise a response after our Board tomorrow ? At least one NED has said I should meet them but I
think that would be a mistake . We do need something to say to them in our reply however . Many thanks .
Best,
Henry
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From: Henry Staunton [
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 7:41:09 PM
To: Henry Staunton!
Subject: Fwd: Future of Post Office branches
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Henry Staunton
Chairman
100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7ER
postoffice.co.uk
Di,
Please print out VOP attachments .
Thanks ,
Henry
I work flexibly — so whilst it suits me to email outside of normal working hours, I do not expect a response during that
time.
From: Diane Blanchard
Sent: Monday, Janua
To: Henry Staunton {
Cc: Saf ismail _
Subject: FW: Future of Post Office branches
Hello Henry,
This is the suggested email to send to Board (excluding Lorna and Nick), hopefully, I have interpreted all of
your emails correctly — happy to discuss in the morning. I have a doctors appointment at 08.45hrs but
should be back home by 09.15hrs.
Dear all
Ahead of our call on Thursday, please see attached a copy of the Voice of the Postmaster Press Release
for January, together with the letter addressed to myself.
In addition, please see attached a file note I prepared following my conversation with Saf and Elliot on
Sunday — GE. They were very supportive of
Nick, but you will see that the VOP have made negative statements about Nick .
Let's talk about this on Thursday and to note I have not yet responded to VoP regarding their request for a
meeting.
Regards,
Henry
PS Saf reminded me that I had omitted to mention the following : ...........
+ I have offered the investigations team time to get the tone right and advised them to get more PM’s
involved but this seems to have been missed.
° The comms has been poor throughout our tenure within the business.
* The GE have overlooked advice given to them by board members on several occasions without
clear explanations.
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From: Elliot Jacobs (~
Sent: Monday, Januar
To: Henry Staunton {-
Ce: Saf ismail (°
Subject: Fw: Future of Post Office branches
Hi Henry
This echoes very much the comments that we discussed on Sunday - clearly we are not losing the
plot and real action is essential.
Elliot
From: Voiceofthe Postmaster ¢
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2024
To: Henry Sta
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Subject: Future of Post Office branche:
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Hi Henry,
please, see attached letter to you from Voice of the Postmaster.
Also our latest release.
Current Postmasters are worried & need to see change in POL management culture.
thank you.
brent
Vice-Chair
Voice of the Postmaster