Inspector Scally

During the evidence today at the Inquiry, Stephen Bradshaw an investigator at the Post Office who was directly involved in gathering evidence and bringing prosecutions against sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses advised that he had signed a court witness statement which had not been written by him. He alleged that the statement had been prepared by the in-house criminal team at the Post Office and one of its external solicitors, who in the particular case which was being discussed was Cartwright King.

On the 23rd of December 2022, Cartwright King Solicitors entered administration and its assets were acquired by a new company, with a completely new management team.

None of the employees, owners or managers who were involved in advising the Post Office remain with the new company and had left Cartwright King prior to its acquisition by the new owners.