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Mr Bates Vs The Post Office has left ITV viewers across the nation horrified with the emotional story of sub-postmasters whose lives were wrecked by a faulty computer system. But who is Paula Vennells and what exactly was her involvement in the shocking scandal?

Paula Vennells is the former head of the Post Office and was in charge when hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters were wrongfully convicted for theft, fraud and false accounting. She has now handed back her CBE following escalating calls for her to do so after the hard-hitting ITV drama

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office has left viewers across the nation gobsmacked with the harrowing story of sub-postmasters whose lives were destroyed by a faulty computer system. But who is Paula Vennells and what exactly was her involvement in the shocking scandal?

Paula Vennells is the former head of the Post Office and was in charge when hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters were wrongfully convicted for theft, fraud and false accounting