Phase 5 and 6 Timetable
Hearings will normally take place on Tuesdays to Fridays, from 09:45 to 16:30. The below schedule is indicative and may be subject to change.
Public gallery attendance
Registration for public gallery places at July 2024 hearings has now closed. The hearings are streamed via the Inquiry's YouTube channel, on a three-minute delay.
Please note that many individuals who are listed below have held various posts during the period that is covered by the Inquiry.
Witness Timetable
Day | Witness |
Evidence Week 1 | |
Tuesday 9 April | Alan Bates - former sub-postmaster and Founder of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance |
Wednesday 10 April | The Rt. Hon. Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - Member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board; and former MP for North East Hampshire The Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Hooper - former Lord Justice of Appeal and former Chair of the Working Group for the Initial Complaint Review and Mediation Scheme |
Thursday 11 April | David Smith - former Managing Director of Post Office Ltd Sir Michael Hodgkinson - former Chair of Post Office Ltd and former Senior Non-Executive Director of Royal Mail Holdings plc |
Friday 12 April Start time: 9:30am | Alan Cook - former Independent Non-Executive Director and Managing Director of Post Office Ltd Adam Crozier - former CEO of Royal Mail Group Ltd and former director of Royal Mail Holdings plc |
Evidence Week 2 | |
Tuesday 16 April | David Miller - former Managing Director of Post Office Network, former Chief Operating Officer of Post Office Ltd and temporary Managing Director of Post Office Ltd David Mills - former Chief Executive of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 17 April | Jon Longman - former Post Office Investigator Allan Leighton - former Chair of Royal Mail Holdings plc; former Chair and former Non Executive Director of Post Office Ltd; and former Non Executive Director of Royal Mail Group |
Thursday 18 April Start time: 9:45am | Rodric Williams - former Litigation Lawyer at Post Office Ltd and current Head of Legal (Remediation Unit) |
Friday 19 April Start time: 9:45am | Rodric Williams - former Litigation Lawyer at Post Office Ltd and current Head of Legal (Remediation Unit) |
Evidence Week 3 | |
Tuesday 23 April Start time: 9:45am | Susan Crichton - former Company Secretary and General Counsel of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 24 April Start time: 9:45am | Chris Aujard - former General Counsel of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 25 April Start time: 9:45am | Angela Van Den Bogerd - former People Services Director at Post Office Ltd and Programme Director for the Branch Support Programme |
Friday 26 April | Angela Van Den Bogerd - former People Services Director at Post Office Ltd and Programme Director for the Branch Support Programme |
Evidence Week 4 | |
Tuesday 30 April
Hearings going forward will start at 9:45am | Hugh Flemington - former Head of Legal at Post Office Ltd Harry Bowyer - Barrister and former employee of Cartwright King Solicitors |
Wednesday 1 May | Harry Bowyer - Barrister and former employee of Cartwright King Solicitors (continued) Martin Smith - Solicitor and former employee of Cartwright King Solicitors |
Thursday 2 May | Chris Aujard - former General Counsel of Post Office Ltd Martin Smith - Solicitor and former employee of Cartwright King Solicitors |
Friday 3 May | Jarnail Singh - Solicitor and former lawyer at Royal Mail Group and Post Office Ltd |
Evidence Week 5 | |
Tuesday 7 May | Belinda Cortes-Martin (Crowe) - former Programme Director for Project Sparrow at Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 8 May | Brian Altman KC - Barrister |
Thursday 9 May | Simon Clarke - Barrister and former Senior Counsel at Cartwright King Solicitors |
Friday 10 May | Rod Ismay - former Head of Product & Branch Accounting at Post Office Ltd |
Evidence Week 6 | |
Tuesday 14 May | Mark Davies - former Group Communications & Corporate Affairs Director at Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 15 May | Patrick Bourke - Government Affairs and Policy Director at Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 16 May | Lesley Sewell - former Chief Information Officer at Post Office Ltd |
Friday 17 May | Alisdair Cameron - Chief Financial Officer and former Interim Chief Executive of Post Office Ltd |
Evidence Week 7 | |
Tuesday 21 May | Alwen Lyons - former Company Secretary of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 22 May | Paula Vennells - former Group Chief Executive Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 23 May | Paula Vennells - former Group Chief Executive Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Friday 24 May | Paula Vennells - former Group Chief Executive Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Half Term 25 May - 2 June
Registration for public gallery attendance for July will open in due course.
Day | Witness |
Evidence Week 8 | |
Monday 3 June Start time: 12:00pm | Hearing postponed |
Tuesday 4 June | Chris Day - former Chief Financial Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 5 June | Alice Perkins - former Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 6 June | Alice Perkins - former Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Friday 7 June | Not sitting |
Evidence Week 9 | |
Tuesday 11 June | Anthony de Garr Robinson KC - Barrister Lord Grabiner KC - Barrister |
Wednesday 12 June | Tom Beezer - Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Matthew Lenton - Document Manager, Post Office Account, at Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Thursday 13 June | Andrew Parsons - Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP |
Friday 14 June | Andrew Parsons - Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
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Evidence Week 10 | |
Tuesday 18 June | Ian Henderson - Director of Second Sight Support Services Limited Ron Warmington - Director of Second Sight Support Services Limited |
Wednesday 19 June | Richard Christou - former Chief Executive and Executive Chairman of Fujitsu Services Holdings plc Duncan Tait - former Chief Executive of Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Thursday 20 June | Graham Ward - Former Post Office Security Team Casework Manager and Financial Investigator Tony Kearns - Senior Deputy General Secretary of the Communications Workers Union Kay Linnell - Forensic Accountant and Advisor to the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance |
Friday 21 June | George Thomson - former General Secretary of the National Federation of Subpostmasters |
Evidence Week 11 | |
Tuesday 25 June | Gareth Jenkins - former Distinguished Engineer at Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Wednesday 26 June Start time: 10:05am | Gareth Jenkins - former Distinguished Engineer at Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Thursday 27 June | Gareth Jenkins - former Distinguished Engineer at Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Friday 28 June | Gareth Jenkins - former Distinguished Engineer at Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Evidence Week 12 | |
Tuesday 2 July | Not sitting |
Wednesday 3 July | Tim Parker - former Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 4 July | Not sitting |
Friday 5 July | Not sitting |
Evidence Week 13 | |
Tuesday 9 July | Mark Russell - Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official Robert Swannell - former Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official |
Wednesday 10 July | Tom Cooper - UK Government Investments Official Patrick O’Sullivan - former Shareholder Executive Official |
Thursday 11 July | Not sitting |
Friday 12 July | Richard Callard - Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official |
Evidence Week 14 | |
Monday 15 July Start time: 12pm | Sir Stephen Lovegrove - former Shareholder Executive Official |
Tuesday 16 July | Andy Dunks - former IT Security Analyst at Fujitsu Services Ltd |
Wednesday 17 July Start time: 10:05am | Ken McCall - former Senior Non-Executive Director of Post Office Ltd The Rt. Hon. Kelly Tolhurst - former Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Thursday 18 July | The Rt. Hon. Pat McFadden MP - former Minister of State for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Employment Relations and Postal Affairs); Former Minister of State for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Davey MP - former Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) |
Friday 19 July | Jo Swinson - former Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) Dame Moya Greene - former CEO of Royal Mail Group |
Evidence Week 15 | |
Tuesday 23 July | Baroness Neville-Rolfe - former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills; Minister of State at the Cabinet Office |
Wednesday 24 July Start time: 10:05am | Margot James - former Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Thursday 25 July | The Rt. Hon. Sir Vince Cable - former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills The Rt. Hon. Greg Clark - former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Friday 26 July | Allan Leighton (continued) - former Chair of Royal Mail Holdings plc; former Chair and former Non Executive Director of Post Office Ltd; and former Non Executive Director of Royal Mail Group Martin Edwards - former Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive and Group Strategy Director at Post Office Ltd |
| Evidence Week 16 | |
| Monday 29 July | Neil McCausland - former Senior Non-Executive Director and Interim Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Tuesday 30 July Start time: 10:00 am | Susannah Storey - former Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official |
Ben Foat’s evidence will be re-listed for the autumn during the Phase 7 hearings. He will be questioned on matters in relation to Phases 5-7.
