Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Search the Evidence

…over one day at some suitable date in the New Year. Thank you, Ms Price. Over to you. MS PRICE: Thank you, sir. CHRISTOPHER GRANVILLE KNIGHT (sworn) Questioned by MS PRICE MS PRICE: Good morning, Mr Knight. My name is Emma Price and, as you know, I will be asking you questions on behalf of the Inquiry. Could you confirm your full name, p…

…over one day at some suitable date in the New Year. Thank you, Ms Price. Over to you. MS PRICE: Thank you, sir. CHRISTOPHER GRANVILLE KNIGHT (sworn) Questioned by MS PRICE MS PRICE: Good morning, Mr Knight. My name is Emma Price and, as you know, I will be asking you questions on behalf of the Inquiry. Could you Q. You remain employed by…

…happily, that has occurred. However, as everyone now knows, from time to confirm your full name, please. A. It's Christopher Granville Knight. Q. Thank you for coming to the Inquiry to assist it in its work and for providing a statement in advance of today. You should have in front of you a hard copy of that statement. It is dated 23 Octo…

…know, I will be asking you questions on behalf of the Inquiry. Could you confirm your full name, please. A. It's Christopher Granville Knight. Q. Thank you for coming to the Inquiry to assist it in its work and for providing a statement in advance of today. You should have in front of you a hard copy of that statement. It is dated 23 Octo…

…ourned until 10.00 am on Friday 15 December 2023) 180 I N D E X Announcement re Evidence of MARTIN SMITH ......1 CHRISTOPHER GRANVILLE KNIGHT (sworn) ..........2 Questioned by MS PRICE ........................2 Questioned by MS PATRICK .....................86 Questioned by MR JACOBS ......................95 KEVIN JAMES RYAN (affirmed) ...…

…didn't, no. Q. In respect of the criminal prosecution of Alison Hall, you were the second interviewer, again, to Christopher Knight in Mrs Hall's case; is that right? A. According to the records I was, yeah, although I don't specifically recall it. Q. So you don't specifically recall that interview but you've had a chance to look at the d…

…Mrs Rita Catherine Threlfall at the Liverpool North Delivery Office ... Present throughout the interview was Mr Christopher Knight Fraud Investigator." Then two paragraphs down, Mr Bradshaw explains that a pre-prepared statement was read out in the interview by the legal representative in attendance and the content of that statement

…asked to do a specific task which had come out of the Chairman's report, which was written by Jonathan Swift and Christopher Knight, so, yes, technically open but I don't think it would have occurred to me to have suggested it. Q. I just want to look at one point in Mr Brander's report. Could we look at POL00044389, please, and page 2. Be…

…in the criminal prosecution of Allison Henderson, it's right, isn't it, that you were the second interviewer to Christopher Knight in an interview with Ms Henderson which took place on 11 March 2010? A. Yeah, from the records I can say that I was. Q. Again, do you recall that interview now? A. Not specifics of it. I recall going to -- tr…

…may be willing to [plead] to false accounting and pay money back. Taken instructions from Chris [a reference to Christopher Knight, the Investigator, we think] who has confirmed that he would be happy to proceed on that basis.'." You say that: "[Mr Bowyer's] 2014 review also recorded that the defence had told the Investigator by phone th…

…ce on the charging of theft and false accounting. Sixth, advice from Jonathan Swift, now Sir Jonathan Swift, and Christopher Knight in 2016, that formed a review on behalf of the then chairman of Post Office, Tim Parker, concerning the steps taken in response to complaints by subpostmasters. Seventh, various advice given by Mr Altman in t…

…iew". Remember, this is 22 January 2016, before the final report was received on 8 February: "Jonathan Swift and Christopher Knight, the barristers advising Tim Parker on the adequacy of scheme processes, shared their draft report with the chairman last week. The report sets out a limited number of recommendations and [Post Office] will,…

…d any views on how to handle the Sparrow issues at the time. However, as I describe below, Jonathan Swift QC and Christopher Knight were being instructed in relation to the Swift Review. My recollection is that there was a general assumption within the Post Office that there were no systemic issues with Horizon, and that it was robust, an…

…ferred to] I provided you with an update on the work I have undertaken with the assistance of Jonathan Swift and Christopher Knight, both of 11 [KBW] Chambers to review the Post Office's handling of complaints made by subpostmasters about the operation of 109 A. That's exactly the case. Yeah. Q. The letter continues: "I am, of course, awa…

…It is now apparent that the review, which was authored by Jonathan Swift QC (former First Treasury Counsel) and Christopher Knight was completed on 8 February It comprises 67 pages and contains eight recommendations for 2016200. future action. The Inquiry will be well aware of its contents and it is unnecessary to rehearse them. The key…