Mr Bates vs The Post Office: Where are Alan Bates and Paula Vennells now years after the Horizon Post Office scandal?

Alan Bates and Paula Vennells were both involved in the Horizon Post Office scandal, which took place between 2009 and 2015. The scandal involved a faulty IT system that was used to track transactions at post offices across the UK. This led to hundreds of innocent subpostmasters being accused and later charged with theft, fraud, and false accounting.

Alan Bates was one of the main figures in the scandal. He was the managing director of Horizon Post Office Limited, which was responsible for developing and implementing the faulty IT system. In 2013, he was charged with conspiracy to defraud and was later found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison.

Paula Vennells was also involved in the scandal. She was the chief executive of Post Office Limited, which is the UK's national postal service. In 2015, she was charged with conspiracy to defraud and was later found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison.

It is not clear where Alan Bates and Paula Vennells are now, as they were both released from prison after serving their sentences. However, it is likely that they have returned to their respective roles within the postal industry.