#non-disclosure-agreements

#non-disclosure-agreements

Post Office bosses have told police that the agreements preventing victims from speaking about their experiences are no longer enforceable. Police say it means people who were wrongly accused due to faulty systems may now reveal what happened to them without fear of repercussions. At the same time, they have raised the prospect of top executives at the Post Office and Fujitsu whose Horizon IT system was at fault facing investigation.

"The primary and sole focus at present remains the offences of perverting the course of justice and perjury and this has not changed. However, as was done with fraud offences previously, advice is being sought from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) around the offences of corporate and gross negligent manslaughter," the NPCC said without elaborating on possible targets. Separately, the NPCC said it was appealing for victims who signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the Post Office to come forward and speak to its investigation team.

Businesses are set to be banned from imposing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on victims of harassment and discrimination under an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill.