Post Office exec stripped of some duties over remote access scandal, inquiry hears

Tracy Marshall says she lost ‘postmaster engagement’ role this year after inquiry heard she knew Fujitsu could remotely access faulty system

A senior Post Office executive was stripped of some of her responsibilities, after it was revealed that she was aware branch owner accounts could be remotely accessed at a time it was being publicly denied by the organisation, it has emerged.

Tracy Marshall, retail engagement director at the Post Office, told the inquiry into the IT scandal on Wednesday that she had the “postmaster engagement” part of her role removed earlier this year after the inquiry heard she was aware that the faulty Horizon system could be accessed remotely by its supplier, Fujitsu.