The Post Office Scandal: Lessons in governance and culture for financial services firms

The Post Office Horizon scandal has been described by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as the worst miscarriage of justice to have happened in the UK. Between 1999-2015 over 900 sub postmasters were convicted of theft, fraud, false accounting; some went to prison, many were made bankrupt and 4 took their own lives due to the shame and stress involved. There are many lessons that can be learnt from this scandal for those in management roles within the regulated financial services industry. In this session, Rupert will provide an update from his session in March, particularly on the recent evidence given in the ongoing public inquiry on governance and culture and what we can learn from that.

Content

• Regulatory expectations on Corporate Governance and Culture

• PO Horizon scandal – timeline

• Update on culture and governance evidence at Horizon public inquiry. 

• Lessons that can be learnt and red flags

• How can you assess compliance culture in your business

Presenter

Rupert Hague-Holmes  Compliance Consultant at Baker Regulatory

A qualified UK solicitor (non-practising), Rupert obtained a degree in Law/Politics from Durham University and has over 35 years' experience in the legal and finance industry. Following careers in legal private practice in the UK, and senior legal and Compliance roles at two leading Channel Islands wealth management businesses, Rupert joined Baker Regulatory Services in June 2023. Rupert's wide-ranging and in-depth legal and compliance experience complements further the unrivalled expertise of our regulatory team.