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Post Office inquiry live: Ex-boss Paula Vennells gives second day of evidence - BBC News Post Office inquiry live: Ex-boss Paula Vennells gives second day of evidence - BBC News
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Inquiry counsel Jason Beer displays a document showing the Post Office's three options to take forward issues it had with Second Sight. The inquiry is now going over emails that indicated a frustration among Post Office executives about the approach Second Sight was taking in its review by not taking into account the Post Office's input.
The third option - Plan C - was to replace Second Sight if they didn't agree to the "proposed terms of engagement" with the Post Office. Vennells says at the point of the emails there was no suggestion that Second Sight was being biased in approach, but just that because the work had run on too long the forensic accountants hadn't had time to take into account the Post Office's evidence.
Despite their appointment in mid-2012, had no terms of engagement been settled by 2013 for Second Sight? Beer asks. She adds that a sense of frustration was conveyed to her but that she didn't have regular conversations with Second Sight and that she doesn't believe she spoke with them on this point.
"I don't know of terms of engagement," Vennells replies, saying that wasn't something she would have been involved with.
"Was it anticipated that Second Sight would refuse to work under the terms of engagement that the Post Office required?" Beer asks.
"It seems to say so here, I don't recall being aware of that," Vennells replies.
She adds that there were concerns within the Post Office that the investigation was becoming too costly and taking too long, even though very few cases had been reviewed.
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