Paula Vennells: No desire to point fingers over Horizon scandal

Published On Dec 17, 2024, 7:44 AM

Paula Vennells, the former chief executive of the Post Office, testified that her senior management team failed to provide her with crucial information regarding the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of over 900 sub-postmasters. Despite the inquiry's findings indicating that she did not uncover the truth about software defects, Vennells expressed no desire to blame her colleagues. Her comments elicited skepticism from sub-postmasters affected by the debacle, who found her stance unconvincing given the severe consequences of the scandal.