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We've heard a lot about the views of Paula Vennells, the former Post Office chief executive between 2012 and 2019. We're looking now at a Deloitte briefing on its 2014 report that was distributed to members of the Post Office board.
She took over as Post Office managing director in 2010, and stayed in the top job until she resigned in April 2019 over the scandal. The briefing lists some of the report's key findings into the Horizon IT system, but not all.
During her tenure, the Post Office repeatedly denied there were problems with the Horizon system. Aujard says on reflection it was "far too abridged" and that the full range of issues could have been "brought out more clearly".
This period saw the prosecution of more than 100 sub-postmasters, a failed mediation scheme, and the sub-postmasters' court case culminating in a victory in the High Court. He adds that there was "pressure to get something out quickly" to the board, from Paula Vennells "in particular".
A part-time Church of England vicar, she became one of the most recognisable faces of the scandal, featuring prominently in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office.
She was stripped of her CBE in February 2024, a month after she said she would hand back her title following the Horizon IT scandal.
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