UKGI00005053 - Email from Laura Thompson to Richard Callard, including Neville Rolfe and cc’ing Javid MPST in previous email, re Post Office Horizon Meeting

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From: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)[/O=BIS PRODUCTION/OU=EXCHANGE
ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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Sent: Thur 16/07/2015 8:43:38 AM (UTC)
To: Callard Richard (ShEx)[.
Subject: RE: Post Office Horizon Meeting

The CCRC has asked POL to preserve material. But the accusation will be that POL are asking Second Sight to destroy
information. Because once Second Sight’s contract is terminated they can’t hold on to confidential info, so they'll
either need to return it to the information owner or destroy it.

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From: Callard Richard (ShEx)

Sent: 16 July 2015 09:41

To: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)
Subject: RE: Post Office Horizon Meeting

And isn't the ccrc effectively stopping them too?

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From: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)

Sent: 16/07/2015 09:36

To: Neville-Rolfe MPST

Ce: Javid MPST; Callard Richard (ShEx); McInnes Tim (ShEx); Baugh James (ShEx); Dollin Michael (Shareholder
Executive); Neville-Rolfe MPST Correspondence

Subject: RE: Post Office Horizon Meeting

Thanks Andrew — I am preparing a note for the Minister for today’s box in which I am proposing she writes to Mr
Bridgen so I will include a response to these accusations in that response. The short answer is that Post Office have
already committed on several occasions, including to the BIS Select Committee, that they will not destroy
documentation relating to this matter.

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From: Neville-Rolfe MPST

Sent: 16 July 2015 09:33

To: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)

Cc: Javid MPST; Callard Richard (ShEx); McInnes Tim (ShEx); Baugh James (ShEx); Dollin Michael (Shareholder
Executive); Neville-Rolfe MPST; Neville-Rolfe MPST Correspondence

Subject: FW: Post Office Horizon Meeting

Laura,

Following the meeting yesterday please see correspondence below from Andrew Bridgen MP. We will need a draft
reply.
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Private Secretary to Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State and Minister for Intellectual Propert

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From: BRIDGEN, Andrew [mailto
Sent: 16 July 2015 09:17

To: Neville-Rolfe MPST

Cc: JONES, Kevan

Subject: Post Office Horizon Meeting

Dear Baroness Neville-Rolfe,

Further to our meeting yesterday, I remain very concerned about the Post Office’s reluctance to allow questioning of
Second Sight following their forensic investigation into this matter. I have grave fears that during the summer recess,
the Post Office will request that Second Sight destroy documentation which could potentially expose the failings that I
and many colleagues believe exist with the Horizon systems and the ensuing prosecutions. I would therefore request
that you take whatever steps you can to ensure that the Post Office do not order any action to Second Sight to destroy
documents documents, so should for instance the BIS Select Committee choose to investigate this matter, they will be
able to do so with all the Second Sight investigation papers available.

Kind Regards,
Andrew Bridgen

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i) Andrew Bridgen MP
Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire

House of Commons
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