WBON0001663 - Email chain between Andrew Parsons, Rodric Williams, Patrick Burke and others cc: Ben Foat and others re: GLO - Post Office - Timetable / Actions [WBDUK-AC.FID26896945]

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From: Andrew Parsons

To: Rodric Williams ¢ , Patrick Bourke
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, Ainslie Cranwell

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Subject: RE: GLO - Post Office - Timetable / Actions [WBDUK-AC.FID26896945]
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 11:00:10 +0000
Importance: Normal
Attachments: GLO_Board_Paper_-_(06.12.19).docx
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Rodric
Thanks. On my three actions below.

We've amended the attached draft of the paper to include a summary of Section M in the body of the paper and added
a new appendix with the answers to each Horizon Issue. This has been taken from my email last night.

Happy to address verbally at the meeting the advice on appeal and costs (as per our email this morning)

Happy with the wording on contract reform and with sharing the Workshop paper.

Thanks
A

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Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP.

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From: Rodric Williams <
Sent: 06 December 2019
To: Patrick Bourke +

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LO - Post Office - Timetable / Actions

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All — further to my email below, I have drafted an update paper for the Board GLO Subcommittee meeting
next Tuesday 10 December 2019, which can be accessed via the following link (also attached in Word for
WBD and HSF):

IRRELEVAN

The draft seeks to address the points Ben wants covered, save for:
(v) Comms / PR timings — Patrick, I have noted that this will be updated separately; and

(vii) Considerations to Funding Agreement Negotiations — removed at Ben’s request.

In terms of the draft’s content, the points to note/action are:
- Litigation Update; Horizon Issues Judgment
© Andy, can WBD please provide a summary of HIJ Section M for the placeholder.
© I’ve offered a verbal update on HIJ consequentials informed by the external advice which is
being ee now that we have a aaa draft aor
- Litigation Update; HIJ Impact on Criminal Convictions

o Kate/Will — can you please review and amend as appropriate to make sure this fairly reflects
the telephone con we had on 2 Dec with Brain Altman QC?

- Litigation Update; Costs
o Mark, can you please provide the update for the placeholder.
- Operational Impacts

o Mark/Angela — can you please review and amend as appropriate this section, which is based
on the email Angela sent to me at 23:48 last night

o Tim —can you please also review and amend as appropriate this section given it refers to the
paper you prepared for the Board’s 26 November 2019 meeting (copied in full as Appendix
3).

© Andy and Zoe ~can you please also review this to make sure you're happy with the

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Please drop me a line if you have any questions.

Thanks all, Rod

From: Rodric Williams
Sent: 05 December 2019 13:41

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Subject: FW: GLO - Post Office - Timetable / Actions
Importance: High

All—I’m happy to pull together a draft paper for the Board GLO Sub-Committee covering the Agenda,
which will need to address:

Mediation
a. We can flag that an oral update will be provided on the mediation.
CJ operations plan

a. Ican draft this using the operational update Tim Perkins prepared for the November Board
and WBD’s Contract Reform overview. Is there anything else?

HIJ operations plan

a. Angela/Mark, can I please have a Board-level summary of what has been / is being done
having received the draft judgment and ahead of the handing down on 16 December 2019.

b. [can add in developments form the mediation
Convicted claimants process

a. Ican address this.
Comms / PR timings

a. Patrick — can you please provide a Board-level summary on this?
Budget implications — review Change budget

a. Mark ~ can you provide this?

Does that sound like a plan? Please let me know if you have any questions/comments.

Thanks, Rod

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From: Ben Foat
Sent: 04 Decembs

~) Rodrie
Patrick

Importance: High

All

I thought it would be helpful to set out a timetable:

4/12/19
Settlement document — POL internal review finalised
Settlement document — BF to send to Nick and Tom

Settlement document — to go to otherside

5/12/19
Mediation Day 6 — resumes
Settlement document (non-financial components of the settlement)

Financial settlement — offers and concessions

6/12/19

Mediation Day 7 — if needed — probably further negotiation / drafting in respect of the settlement document

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GLO Litigation Activity meeting POL 4pm

10/12/19
Board GLO Sub-Committee
a. Agenda needs to cover:
i. Mediation
ii. CI operations plan
iii. HI operations plan

iv. Convicted claimants process

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v. Comms / PR timings
vi. Budget implications — review Change budget

vii. Considerations to Funding Agreement Negotiations

12/12/19

GE December Meeting — GLO paper (covering the above)

We need to liaise with Patrick to ensure that we can issue the joint statement in alignment with our authority
with BEIS.

When can I see a finalised version of the settlement document that we are going to send to the otherside so I
can socialise with Nick and Tom

Kind regards
Ben

Ben Foat

Group General Counsel
Ground Floor

20 Finsbury Street

LONDON
EC2Y 9AQ

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