{"id":7672,"date":"2024-01-28T13:03:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T13:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=7672"},"modified":"2024-01-28T13:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T13:03:49","slug":"post-office-scandal-chairman-henry-staunton-had-to-go-as-it-wasnt-working-badenoch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=7672","title":{"rendered":"Post Office scandal: Chairman Henry Staunton had to go as it &#8216;wasn&#8217;t working&#8217; &#8211; Badenoch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y5 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By Harrison Jones <\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">BBC Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2024-01-28\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">28 January 2024, 11:16 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2024-01-28\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date 22 minutes in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Henry Staunton had been the Put up Workplace chairman since December 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>The Put up Workplace chairman was sacked as a result of it &#8220;simply wasn&#8217;t working&#8221;, the enterprise secretary says.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Kemi Badenoch informed the BBC that Henry Staunton&#8217;s departure was about extra than simply the Horizon scandal, within the wake of public outcry over the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Ms Badenoch mentioned she eliminated him after issues about Put up Workplace governance and &#8220;all the enterprise mannequin&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Labour referred to as on the federal government to offer extra particular causes for its resolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Staunton left the position on Saturday. The BBC has approached him for remark. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Put up Workplace mentioned Mr Staunton had been requested to go by Ms Badenoch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/business-68121257\/p0h7lhlp\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0h7lj9p.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0h7lj9p.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0h7lj9p.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0h7lj9p.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0h7lj9p.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0h7lj9p.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or strive a special browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch: What was Put up Workplace sacking about? &#8211; Badenoch requested<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Showing on the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Ms Badenoch mentioned it was very troublesome for somebody to be requested to face down from a place. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">However, she continued: &#8220;I made a decision given the entire difficulties the Put up Workplace is having, it isn&#8217;t nearly Horizon, it is about all the enterprise mannequin, how we make it work, that we wanted somebody who might chair a board that was in a position to cope with these items successfully.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">She defined that one in all her priorities was the governance of the Put up Workplace, and mentioned: &#8220;That was the place my deciding that we wanted a brand new chair of the organisation was vital. It simply wasn&#8217;t working.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Ms Badenoch added that there have been &#8220;varied disagreements&#8221; throughout the board &#8220;and after I checked out it I believed change of personnel was what was required&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">She declined to rule out additional personnel modifications when showing on Sky&#8217;s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips and referred to &#8220;difficulties&#8221; and different board members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">On Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, she declined to set a deadline to ship full compensation for these affected &#8211; echoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak&#8217;s place. However Ms Badenoch promised &#8220;we could not transfer any quicker than we have already got been&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Setting a deadline will not be the precedence,&#8221; she mentioned. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Getting the cash out, getting honest compensation, checking out the governance of the Put up Workplace, is the important factor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">It comes because the Put up Workplace is reeling from the fallout from the Horizon scandal, which has been referred to as the most important miscarriage of justice in UK historical past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Greater than 700 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses had been prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 after defective accounting software program Horizon made it look as if cash was lacking from their retailers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Lots of these affected had been financially ruined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Staunton had been appointed as Put up Workplace chairman in December 2022. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">As a part of the position, marketed with a wage of as much as \u00a3150,000, he had been tasked with main the board of administrators and dealing to proper the wrongs of the Horizon dispute. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Earlier than that, he had labored on the board of firms starting from ITV to WH Smith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">A Put up Workplace spokesperson mentioned: &#8220;On Saturday afternoon, the Put up Workplace was knowledgeable that the enterprise and commerce secretary had requested Henry Staunton to face down as chairman of the Put up Workplace. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Now we have been suggested by the federal government that they are going to appoint an interim chairman shortly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/business-68121257\/p0h7ljl4\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0h7llzd.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0h7llzd.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0h7llzd.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0h7llzd.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0h7llzd.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0h7llzd.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or strive a special browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-12kbik1 e6i104o0\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch: Labour presses authorities for &#8216;particular causes&#8217; over Put up Workplace chair elimination<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Additionally showing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Labour&#8217;s shadow enterprise secretary branded the federal government&#8217;s resolution to ask Mr Staunton to go &#8220;fairly uncommon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;The federal government have to inform us why they made this resolution seemingly yesterday&#8221;, Jonathan Reynolds mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;The one that&#8217;s going wasn&#8217;t really there for the scandal, so there have to be particular the reason why they do not believe in that particular person happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Senior figures from the Put up Workplace and the know-how agency Fujitsu, which developed the Horizon software program, are presently dealing with questions at a public inquiry over what occurred. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Conservative peer James Arbuthnot, who has campaigned on behalf of sub-post masters, informed the BBC he was stunned that Mr Staunton had left the position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">He mentioned the departure was a chance to alter the tradition and governance of the organisation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">A few of his fellow campaigners have accused the Put up Workplace management of being too sluggish to ship compensation, and too fast handy out bonuses to senior managers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Their hope is that the appointment of a brand new chairman will sign the beginning of extra wide-ranging modifications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\"\/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>Have you ever been personally affected by the Put up Workplace scandal? 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