![]() written witness statements conform to a common standard and are provided to the Inquiry in a form which will best enable it to understand the matters to which they relate.ħ. witnesses (and, where applicable, their legal representatives) understand the process by which the Inquiry will seek to obtain written witness statements andī. ![]() The purpose of this Protocol is to ensure that:Ī. a “witness” is a person from whom the Chair intends to take written or oral evidence.Ħ. “published” means made available on the Inquiry website, which is accessible by members of the public, or published as part of any interim or final report andĭ. “disclosed” means made available to core participants and (in some instances) to persons from whom the Inquiry proposes to take evidence, subject to a strict undertaking to the Inquiry of confidentiality by the recipient of the disclosure (and their recognised legal representative, if any), not to reveal the information to others Ĭ. a “core participant” is a person, an organisation or other entity with a significant interest in the Inquiry and is designated a Core Participant in the Inquiry pursuant to Rule 5 of the Inquiry Rules 2006 (see the Inquiry’s Core Participant Protocol) ī. ![]() All those who appear to be able to give relevant evidence will be asked to provide to the Inquiry a written statement which follows the format and structure for witness statements described in the Annex to this Protocol.Ī. The Inquiry does not undertake to accept evidence from every person who approaches it in this regard.Ĥ. If the Chair considers that a person may be able to give evidence that is likely to be of assistance in fulfilling the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, the Solicitor to the Inquiry ( Solicitor) or someone acting on the Solicitor’s behalf will take steps to determine whether that person’s evidence might assist the Inquiry. The means by which a person can contact the Inquiry are set out on the Inquiry’s website (see Contact us).ģ. The Inquiry welcomes approaches from those who believe that they have relevant evidence to give. The Chair will decide whom to invite to give written or oral evidence (or both), irrespective of whether that person has been designated a core participant. This Protocol sets out the approach that will be taken by the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry ( Inquiry) to the taking of witness statements.Ģ.
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