After a major tragedy, public inquiries look at what happened, why it happened, and who is to blame, and what could be done to prevent this happening again.   One of the most notorious is the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, where many innocent people were falsely accused of crimes.

Alma and Lucinda spoke to Flora Page, a barrister at 23 Essex Street Chambers,  she recently represented the sub postmasters in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.  She told us:

·      Why inquiries are so important when there has been a major tragedy

·      How they ensure organisations are held accountable for their actions

·      Her role in the post office horizon IT Inquiry and why lawyers are involved?

·      How the voices of children and young people can be heard in an Inquiry

When Flora was 10 she liked sailing and acting and thought she wanted to be a geologist!

Written, edited and produced by Lucinda Acland.

References and Resources

What is the Role of Ethics in Law (Richard Moorhead Series 4 Episode 8)

Watch Flora Page interview witnesses  with commentary

Post Office Horizon IT inquiry Livestream videos

https://www.23es.com/barrister/flora-page/

UK Covid-19 inquiry  Post Office Horizon IT inquiry.

Inquiries Act 2005.

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/public-inquiries

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06410/

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