UKGI00005195 - Email chain from Laura Thompson to Richard Callard and Anthony Odgers RE: FW: Short note to Baroness Neville-Rolfe on Post Office Horizon.

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From: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)[/O=BIS PRODUCTION/OU=EXCHANGE
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Sent: Mon 03/08/2015 12:25:28 PM (UTC)
To: Odgers Anthony
Subject: FW: Short note to Baroness Neville-Rolfe on Post Office Horizon

Just spoke to Harriet. She thinks BNR still wants a senior official outside of ShEx and not including whoever we get
from Legal but is going to go back with the proposal of just us three plus legal and see what the Minister says. I asked
Harriet to emphasise that we are taking the policy view not just the shareholder view.

Harriet is going to extend an invitation to Patrick K.
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Laura Thompson I Assistant Director I Shareholder Executive

From: Neville-Rolfe MPST

Sent: 03 August 2015 11:55

To: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)

Cc: Javid MPST; SpAd Javid MPST; Freeman MPST; Perm Sec (BIS); Russell Mark (ShEx); Odgers Anthony (ShEx);
Callard Richard (ShEx); McInnes Tim (ShEx); Dollin Michael (Shareholder Executive); Baugh James (ShEx); Creer
Simon (Communications); French Claire (Communications)

Subject: RE: Short note to Baroness Neville-Rolfe on Post Office Horizon

Laura

Thank you for this note, which BNR has seen. She is looking forward to the discussion at Tuesday’s meeting. To ensure
this meeting was as valuable as possible, she commented that:

a) It was very helpful that Nick King would be attending

b) A lawyer would need to be involved in the meeting

c) She was keen to have a list of the senior officials that would attend.

Grateful if you could advise on who should be invited from legal. On point (c) above, I understand that Richard Callard
and Anthony Odgers will attend. The Minister is still keen that a senior official outside of ShEx be involved given that
part of this discussion is a policy one that may go beyond BIS’s shareholder role. I would be grateful for your steer on
how we can address this. I would like to go back to the Minister on this point this afternoon if possible.

Many thanks
Harriet
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From: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)
Sent: 31 July 2015 17:04
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To: Neville-Rolfe MPST

Cc: Javid MPST; SpAd Javid MPST; Freeman MPST; Perm Sec (BIS); Russell Mark (ShEx); Odgers Anthony (ShEx);
Callard Richard (ShEx); McInnes Tim (ShEx); Dollin Michael (Shareholder Executive); Baugh James (ShEx); Creer
Simon (Communications); French Claire (Communications)

Subject: RE: Short note to Baroness Neville-Rolfe on Post Office Horizon

Harriet
Further to our discussion please see the slightly revised note.

Thanks
Laura

,Laura Thompson I Assistant Director I Shareholder Executive

From: Thompson Laura (Shareholder Executive)

Sent: 31 July 2015 15:09

To: Neville-Rolfe MPST

Cc: Javid MPST; SpAd Javid MPST; Freeman MPST; Perm Sec (BIS); Russell Mark (ShEx); Odgers Anthony (ShEx);
Callard Richard (ShEx); McInnes Tim (ShEx); Dollin Michael (Shareholder Executive); Baugh James (ShEx); Creer
Simon (Communications); French Claire (Communications)

Subject: Short note to Baroness Neville-Rolfe on Post Office Horizon

Harriet

Please see attached a short note to the Minister ahead of our meeting with her on Tuesday. The note is intended to
assure the Minister that we are working up options based on our meeting with her earlier in the week. It also looks
ahead to the potential BBC Panorama programme on 10 August.

Rob — could you also put this to Nick King, given that he is due to attend on Tuesday.

Do let me know if either the Minister or Nick King have any comments or require any additional information before
we meet on Tuesday.

Thanks
Laura

Laura Thompson I Assistant Director, Post Office Network Team I Shareh
BIS, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H OET
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