{"id":1463,"date":"2024-12-18T13:54:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2024-12-18T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:25:28","slug":"duty-of-candour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"Duty of Candour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having attended the last day of the Horizon Inquiry (i.e. the Post Office Scandal) in London yesterday (17\/12\/2024) I have now raised the matter of &#8216;candour&#8217; with the Thames Regional Flood &amp; Coastal Committee.\u00a0 I have made clear that I believe \u00a3millions have been wasted on local flood alleviation projects.\u00a0 I have agreed to prepare a paper in advance of the next meeting of the Thames RFCC.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in the Horizon Inquiry I recommend looking at the video on YouTube.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Closing Statements - Day 200 PM - 17 December 2024 - Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7uLWd_s3jM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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