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Witness Name: Carl Creswell
Statement No.: WITN11730400
Dated: 7 May 2025
POST OFFICE HORIZON IT INQUIRY
FOURTH WITNESS STATEMENT OF CARL CRESWELL
I, Carl Creswell, will say as follows.
ie I am Director, Post Office Policy, in the Department for Business and Trade. I
have prepared this ‘corporate’ statement on behalf of the Department, in
response to the Inquiry’s request for evidence dated 28 April 2025 (“the Rule
9 request”), in order to assist the Inquiry in relation to the figures for the Group
Litigation Order Scheme and Horizon Convictions Redress scheme.
2. I have prepared this statement with the support of Departmental officials, and
the Government Legal Department. The contents of this statement are true to
the best of my knowledge and belief. I am authorised by the Secretary of State
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for Business and Trade to make it.
3. All figures in this statement are accurate as at close of business of 7 May 2025.
GROUP LITIGATION ORDER SCHEME
4. The Inquiry has requested the below figures in relation to the Group Litigation
Order Scheme (“GLOS”):
IGLOS Stage Number as of 31 March 2025
(Claims reviewed 2
by first GLO
independent panel
Claims reviewed i
lby second GLO
independent panel
Claims reviewed 4
by Independent
[Reviewer
5. The Inquiry has requested figures to 31 March 2025 on the total amount paid
to Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Dentons LLP to help run the GLO scheme.
These figures are detailed below.
° Total paid to Addleshaw Goddard LLP: £3,738,672.30, excluding VAT.
. Total paid to Dentons LLP: £1,562,555.74, including VAT.
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HORIZON CONVCTION REDRESS SCHEME
6. The Inquiry has requested the below figures in relation to the Horizon
Conviction Redress Scheme (“HCRS”)
IHCRS Stage Number as of 31 March 2025
Number of offers 339
laccepted
Number of offers [839
laccepted of which
were fixed sum
loffers
. The Inquiry has requested figures to 31 March 2025 on the total
amount paid to Addleshaw Goddard LLP to help run the HCRS. This
figure is £152,315, excluding VAT.
7. I would be happy to provide any further evidence on this point if the Inquiry
would find this useful.
Statement of Truth
I believe the content of this statement to be true.
Signed:
Dated: 7 May 2025
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