Post Office inquiry live updates: Angela van den Bogerd ‘does not recall’ being told IT firm could access accounts – BBC News

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SummaryAngela van den Bogerd, who was a senior director in the Post Office working with sub-postmasters, begins her evidence to the public inquiry with an apology”I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to you, your family and friends,” she says to wrongly convicted sub-postmastersVan den Bogerd worked for the Post Office from 1985 – 2020, and personally handled many sub-postmasters’ complaints about the Horizon IT systemBetween 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub-postmasters were prosecuted because issues with Horizon made it look like money was missing from branchesOn Wednesday the inquiry heard the management committee wanted to pause all prosecutions in 2013, but ex-chief executive Paula Vennells wanted some to continueYou can watch the inquiry live stream by clicking the ‘play’ button at the top of this pageLive ReportingRelated Stories

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