Post Office apologises to former postmasters for unfair convictions linked to accounting scandal
4 years, 2 months ago

Post Office apologises to former postmasters for unfair convictions linked to accounting scandal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Post Office has apologised for “historical failings” which led to dozens of former postmasters being unfairly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting. Tim Parker, chairman of the Post Office, said he was “sincerely sorry” on behalf of the company for its “historical failings”. Describing the Post Office’s decision to “concede defeat” as a “landmark moment”, solicitor Neil Hudgell, whose law firm represents 33 of the clients, said the years of suffering should not be forgotten. “We have secured what amounts to a clear admission from the Post Office that people were convicted of crimes on the basis of unsafe and unreliable evidence,” Mr Hudgell said.

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British-Indian woman fought graft taint, now fights to get back postmaster's job
5 days, 17 hours ago

British-Indian woman fought graft taint, now fights to get back postmaster's job

India Today  

An Indian-origin postmaster from Birmingham, who was wrongly accused of theft and fraud in the Post Office Horizon scandal, has vowed to reclaim her former role. Rooprit Gill, who managed the Wattville Road Post Office in Handsworth, was one of hundreds of sub-postmasters prosecuted due to faults in the Horizon computer system. Gill was a sub-postmistress at the Wattville Road …

Victims of Post Office Capture software promised ‘redress and justice’
1 week ago

Victims of Post Office Capture software promised ‘redress and justice’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has pledged to “work quickly to provide redress and justice …

Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’
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1 week ago

Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Postmasters who were victims of faulty accounting software before the Horizon …

Government ‘bureaucracy’ slowed payouts for sub-postmasters, Badenoch tells inquiry
1 month, 1 week ago

Government ‘bureaucracy’ slowed payouts for sub-postmasters, Badenoch tells inquiry

The Telegraph  

Mr Reynolds told the inquiry he takes “ultimate responsibility” at governmental level for full, fair and prompt redress for sub-postmasters. Also giving evidence on Monday, Mr Reynolds said sub-postmasters do not make “sufficient remuneration from what the public want from the Post Office”, adding that increases to their pay will require “very significant changes to the overall business model”. ‘Corporate …

Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read suggests
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read suggests

The Independent  

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Post Office boss told ‘not to dig into the past’ by top lawyer, Horizon IT inquiry hears
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Post Office boss told ‘not to dig into the past’ by top lawyer, Horizon IT inquiry hears

The Independent  

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Indian-origin victim of U.K.'s Post Office scandal rejects apology
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian-origin victim of U.K.'s Post Office scandal rejects apology

The Hindu  

An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software. Her reaction followed a written witness statement submitted to the Post Office Inquiry by Mr. Jenkins, in which he said: "I did not know that Mrs. Misra was pregnant at …

New Post Office chairman named as former National Lottery operator boss
7 months, 3 weeks ago

New Post Office chairman named as former National Lottery operator boss

The Independent  

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Law to exonerate wronged subpostmasters moves a step closer
9 months ago

Law to exonerate wronged subpostmasters moves a step closer

The Independent  

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Post office should be sold for £1, wronged postmaster Alan Bates tells MPs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Post office should be sold for £1, wronged postmaster Alan Bates tells MPs

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Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared by new law
10 months ago

Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared by new law

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake on Thursday said the “unprecedented intervention” will “deliver long …

Ex-Post Office chair says government told him to delay compensation for postmasters until election
10 months ago

Ex-Post Office chair says government told him to delay compensation for postmasters until election

The Independent  

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Badenoch accuses former Post Office boss of lying in Horizon row
10 months ago

Badenoch accuses former Post Office boss of lying in Horizon row

The Telegraph  

The former chairman of WH Smith claimed the order to stall payments seemed to be an attempt by the Government to reduce its financial liability before the country went to the polls. I didn’t ask, because I said ‘I’m having no part of it – I’m not here to limp into the election, it’s not the right thing to do …

Post Office name should be ditched, says campaigning Tory peer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Post Office name should be ditched, says campaigning Tory peer

The Telegraph  

The Post Office brand needs to be ditched because it has become so “tarnished” by the Horizon scandal, a peer who campaigned for wrongly convicted sub-postmasters has said. Lord Arbuthnot, who was played by Alex Jennings in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, said that Mr Staunton’s stepping aside provided an opportunity to “refocus” the organisation “possibly …

Post Office chairman ousted amid government frustration over Horizon scandal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Post Office chairman ousted amid government frustration over Horizon scandal

The Independent  

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The Post Office scandal shows the perils of putting our faith in IT
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Post Office scandal shows the perils of putting our faith in IT

The Independent  

What was telling in the cases of the Post Office operators suspected of fraud was the lack of corroborative evidence. “Without corroborative evidence, the rule should be that data cannot be depended upon,” said the IT expert drafted in by the Post Office. Dr Sam De Silva, chair of the BCS Law Specialist Group and technology partner at international law …

Post Office Scandal: MPs grill ‘sorry’ Fujitsu boss as Alan Bates slams compensation delays
11 months, 1 week ago

Post Office Scandal: MPs grill ‘sorry’ Fujitsu boss as Alan Bates slams compensation delays

The Independent  

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Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal
11 months, 1 week ago

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Fujitsu, the company whose faulty computer accounting system resulted in the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office branch managers across the U.K., apologized to the victims on Tuesday for its role in the one of the country’s biggest miscarriages of justice and said it was long aware that the software had bugs. “To the sub-postmasters and their …

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal
11 months, 1 week ago

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal

The Independent  

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UK Post Office scandal: Parliamentary committee seeks to speed up compensation for victims
11 months, 1 week ago

UK Post Office scandal: Parliamentary committee seeks to speed up compensation for victims

Associated Press  

LONDON — Lawmakers trying to get to the bottom of one of Britain’s gravest injustices were questioning bosses of the Post Office and Fujitsu on Tuesday as momentum grew to compensate and clear the names of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly convicted of theft or fraud because of the Japanese company’s faulty computer system. Three years later, …

Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge
11 months, 1 week ago

Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge

The Independent  

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Post Office scandal: How will the new law to exonerate victims of Horizon work?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post Office scandal: How will the new law to exonerate victims of Horizon work?

The Independent  

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Post Office must reveal how much cash it ‘stole’ from subpostmasters, MPs told
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post Office must reveal how much cash it ‘stole’ from subpostmasters, MPs told

The Independent  

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Kate Middleton’s postmaster demands justice for colleagues
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kate Middleton’s postmaster demands justice for colleagues

The Independent  

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Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions

Associated Press  

LONDON — The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office said Tuesday she will hand back a royal honor in response to mounting fury over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of theft because of a faulty computer system. “I have listened and I confirm that I return my CBE with immediate effect,” said Vennells, …

Government ‘looking at’ measures to clear Horizon scandal postmasters, PM says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Government ‘looking at’ measures to clear Horizon scandal postmasters, PM says

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Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of stealing money when a faulty computer system was to blame. The Metropolitan Police force said late Friday that it is investigating “potential fraud offences arising out of these prosecutions,” relating to money the Post …

Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch

The Independent  

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Wrongly convicted Horizon scandal postmasters offered £600,000 to settle claims
1 year, 3 months ago

Wrongly convicted Horizon scandal postmasters offered £600,000 to settle claims

The Independent  

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12 more subpostmasters cleared after being wrongly convicted in Post Office IT scandal
3 years, 5 months ago

12 more subpostmasters cleared after being wrongly convicted in Post Office IT scandal

The Independent  

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