Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Search the Evidence

…EER: Good morning, sir, can you see and hear us. SIR WYN WILLIAMS: Yes, thank you very much. MR BEER: May I call David Teale, please. DAVID SUTHERLAND TEALE (sworn) Questioned by MR BEER MR BEER: Good morning, Mr Teale. A. Morning. Q. As you know, my name is Jason Beer and I ask questions on behalf of the Inquiry. Can you give us your ful…

…EER: Good morning, sir, can you see and hear us. SIR WYN WILLIAMS: Yes, thank you very much. MR BEER: May I call David Teale, please. DAVID SUTHERLAND TEALE (sworn) Questioned by MR BEER MR BEER: Good morning, Mr Teale. A. Morning. Q. As you know, my name is Jason Beer and I ask questions on behalf of the Inquiry. Can you give us your ful…

…Thank you. SIR WYN WILLIAMS: Fine. (12.19 pm) (The hearing adjourned until 10.00 am the following day) I N D E X DAVID SUTHERLAND TEALE (sworn) ................1 Questioned by MR BEER .........................1 Questioned by MR STEIN. ......................74 84

…r, if it assists, you are right in that belief. Indeed, there have been -- I wouldn't call it watering I N D E X DAVID SUTHERLAND TEALE (sworn) ............ 1 Questioned by MR BEER ........................ 1 Questioned by MR STEIN. ...................... 74 (21) Pages 81 - 84

…ere. COPFS relied on investigation reports in making prosecutorial decisions. We heard that from the evidence of David Teale, INQ00001120 at page 7. There has been no indication, as I understand it, on the evidence that was led before the Inquiry, of POL being actively interrogated it by COPFS on the basis for prosecutions or being direct…

…practicable." This duty was acknowledged by Mr Donnelly at paragraphs 7 to 12 of this witness statement, and by David Teale in his oral evidence, that's INQ00001120 at page 6, but wasn't further addressed. COPFS appears to accept that it knew of concerns about the reliability of Horizon in 2013, yet no attempt appears to have been made t…

…practicable." This duty was acknowledged by Mr Donnelly at paragraphs 7 to 12 of this witness statement, and by David Teale in his oral evidence, that's INQ00001120 at page 6, but wasn't further addressed. COPFS appears to accept that it knew of concerns about the reliability of Horizon in 2013, yet no attempt appears to have been made t…

…Inquiry considered, corroboration apparently came from admissions that he made when confronted by Investigators, David Teale's evidence, INQ00001120 at page 16. In the case of my client, Ms Sinclair, the court relied on, essentially, her unwillingness to accept that any money had gone missing, her failure to make a report to the authoriti…

…Inquiry considered, corroboration apparently came from admissions that he made when confronted by Investigators, David Teale's evidence, INQ00001120 at page 16. In the case of my client, Ms Sinclair, the court relied on, essentially, her unwillingness to accept that any money had gone missing, her failure to make a report to the authoriti…

…ere. COPFS relied on investigation reports in making prosecutorial decisions. We heard that from the evidence of David Teale, INQ00001120 at page 7. There has been no indication, as I understand it, on the evidence that was led before the Inquiry, of POL being actively interrogated it by COPFS on the basis for prosecutions or being direct…

…in fact, dealt with in local offices without any real understanding of similar cases existing elsewhere, again, David Teale, same reference, at page 8. Had all such cases been dealt with by a single team, had there been some recognition of parallels between individual cases, then it may have been that issues could have been highlighted a…