Phase 5 and 6 Timetable
Hearings will normally take place on Tuesdays to Fridays, from 10:00 to 16:30. The below schedule is indicative and may be subject to change.
Public gallery attendance
Applications for public gallery attendance at April - May hearings have now closed. Registration for June-July hearings will open in due course. 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 | Hugh Flemington - former Head of Legal at Post Office Ltd Harry Bowyer - Barrister and former employee of Cartwright King Solicitors |
Wednesday 1 May | Martin Smith - Solicitor and former employee of Cartwright King Solicitors |
Thursday 2 May | 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 Patrick Bourke - former Government Affairs and Policy Director 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 | Chris Day - former Chief Financial Officer of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 16 May | Lesley Sewell - former Chief Information Officer at Post Office Ltd Martin Edwards - former Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive and Group Strategy Director 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 the following weeks will open in due course.
Day | Witness |
Evidence Week 8 | |
Monday 3 June | Ben Foat - Group General Counsel of Post Office Ltd Jane MacLeod - former General Counsel and Company Secretary of Post Office Ltd |
Tuesday 4 June | Jane MacLeod - former General Counsel and Company Secretary 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 Ken McCall - former Senior Non-Executive Director of Post Office 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 Dame Moya Greene - former CEO of Royal Mail Group |
Evidence Week 10 | |
Tuesday 18 June | Ron Warmington - Director of Second Sight Support Services Limited Ian Henderson - 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 | 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 | Tim Parker - former Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Wednesday 3 July | Tim Parker - former Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Thursday 4 July | Sir Stephen Lovegrove - former Shareholder Executive Official Patrick O’Sullivan - former Shareholder Executive Official |
Friday 5 July | Susannah Storey - former Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official Mark Russell - Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official |
Evidence Week 13 | |
Monday 8 July | Neil McCausland - former Senior Non-Executive Director and Interim Chair of Post Office Ltd |
Tuesday 9 July | Robert Swannell - former Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official |
Wednesday 10 July | Tom Cooper - UK Government Investments Official |
Thursday 11 July | Richard Callard - Shareholder Executive / UK Government Investments Official |
Friday 12 July | Not sitting |
Evidence Week 14 | |
Tuesday 16 July | TBC |
Wednesday 17 July | TBC The Rt. Hon. Kelly Tolhurst MP - 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) |
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 | 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 MP - former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Friday 26 July | Closing statements |
The evidence sessions of Andy Dunks and Matthew Lenton will be rescheduled to the second part of Phase 5 and 6 in due course. The Inquiry will also update the timetable to list the continuation of Allan Leighton's oral evidence in due course.
