Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer
3 years, 10 months ago

Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of blameless former postmasters and postmistresses were pillars of their village communities until they were preposterously branded crooks and had their lives torn apart. Part-time priest Paula Vennells, 62, stands accused of covering up the scandal and forcing postmasters into a High Court battle. After she became chief executive in 2012 there was a 'pervasive failure' to investigate complaints about the Horizon IT system, the Court of Appeal said yesterday. the Post Office' and now holds roles advising the boards of Morrisons and Dunelm Alice Perkins earned £100,000 a year as chairman from 2011 to 2015. Almost 150 postmasters were prosecuted between 2010 and 2012 – when Dame Moya Greene was chief executive of parent company Royal Mail.

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

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary
4 months, 1 week ago

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary

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. He said there had been a “significant increase in the pace at which compensation …

Paula Vennells has not been held to account, suggests Post Office successor
5 months, 1 week ago

Paula Vennells has not been held to account, suggests Post Office successor

The Telegraph  

Paula Vennells has not been held to account for her role in the Horizon IT scandal, her successor has suggested. Speaking at the Post Office inquiry, Nick Read appeared to take a thinly veiled swipe at Ms Vennells, claiming Post Office colleagues believed former leaders did not face consequences for their actions while in charge at the organisation. Mr Read …

Post Office boss told ‘not to dig into the past’ by top lawyer, Horizon IT inquiry hears
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Sub-postmaster found guilty of murdering his wife after Horizon data was used as evidence against him makes fourth attempt at appealing his conviction... after family accuses him of 'jumping on the ba
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sub-postmaster found guilty of murdering his wife after Horizon data was used as evidence against him makes fourth attempt at appealing his conviction... after family accuses him of 'jumping on the ba

Daily Mail  

A sub-postmaster who was convicted of the murder his wife is hoping that evidence from the Post Office inquiry will exonerate him. Robin Garbutt, 57, has spent the last 12 years behind bars after being convicted in 2011 of killing his postmistress wife Diana above their Post Office in Melsonby, North Yorkshire. Diana was found dead at the Melsonby Post …

Post Office betrays postmasters yet again: Fury as bungling Post Office publishes names and addresses of more than 550 people wrongfully convicted in the Horizon scandal on its website in 'horrific' p
9 months ago

Post Office betrays postmasters yet again: Fury as bungling Post Office publishes names and addresses of more than 550 people wrongfully convicted in the Horizon scandal on its website in 'horrific' p

Daily Mail  

The bungling Post Office has published the names and home addresses of the postmasters it persecuted during the Horizon scandal. The 555 former postmasters whose home addresses have been published were among the group involved in bringing High Court class litigation against the Post Office in 2019. Nichola Arch, 53, was falsely accused of theft at her Chalford Hill post …

Shamed ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells 'frequently and consistently tried to steer' investigators away from uncovering potential miscarriages of justice, Horizon scandal inquiry told
9 months ago

Shamed ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells 'frequently and consistently tried to steer' investigators away from uncovering potential miscarriages of justice, Horizon scandal inquiry told

Daily Mail  

Shamed former Post Office boss Paula Vennells ‘frequently and consistently attempted to steer’ investigators away from uncovering potential miscarriages of justice, a computer expert hired to scrutinise its doomed Horizon IT system said. Ian Henderson, from forensic accountants Second Sight, claimed Post Office bosses were ‘constantly sabotaging our efforts to seek the truth irrespective of the consequences’ and said he …

Sympathy and scorn as sub-postmasters react to former Post Office chief Paul Vennell’s ‘crocodile tears’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sympathy and scorn as sub-postmasters react to former Post Office chief Paul Vennell’s ‘crocodile tears’

The Independent  

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‘I exposed the Post Office scandal years before the inquiry – so why is justice taking so long?’
11 months, 1 week ago

‘I exposed the Post Office scandal years before the inquiry – so why is justice taking so long?’

The Independent  

It was after an article I’d written about the Post Office scandal was published in February 2020 that an email from a TV production company pinged into my inbox: “Having read your piece about the subpostmaster’s story, I know it’s crying out to be a drama.” Four years later, it is. They trusted the Post Office – which on its …

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells officially loses CBE over her role in Horizon sub-postmaster scandal
1 year ago

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells officially loses CBE over her role in Horizon sub-postmaster scandal

Daily Mail  

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells today forfeited her CBE for 'bringing the honours system into disrepute'. The former chief executive agreed to hand back her gong last month amid fury at the treatment of hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongfully convicted by IT failures. The Archbishop of Canterbury has broken his silence over a church role for disgraced Post Office boss …

Post Office boss Paula Vennells should have been questioned more closely over her Church of England role, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby admits
1 year ago

Post Office boss Paula Vennells should have been questioned more closely over her Church of England role, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby admits

Daily Mail  

The Archbishop of Canterbury has broken his silence over a church role for disgraced Post Office boss Paula Vennells. Ms Vennells, who is an ordained priest, was shortlisted for the position of Bishop of London in 2017 and Church of England sources have suggested the Most Revd Justin Welby was among her backers. Mr Welby had been asked whether the …

Stop the blame games and put the Post Office scandal victims first
1 year, 1 month ago

Stop the blame games and put the Post Office scandal victims first

The Independent  

A new drama is being staged at the Westminster Palace of Varieties, which we may call “Ms Badenoch vs the Post Office ”. Kemi Badenoch, the combative business secretary, is never short of self-confidence but some observers wonder if the pretty flat assertions she’s made in the Commons about the former chair of the Post Office, Henry Staunton, might have …

Ex-Post Office chair says government told him to delay compensation for postmasters until election
1 year, 1 month ago

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

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 The business secretary has accused the former chairman of the Post …

Badenoch accuses former Post Office boss of lying in Horizon row
1 year, 1 month 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 …

The Post Office could change accounts on the Horizon system remotely and without postmasters knowing from 2001, whistleblower claims
1 year, 2 months ago

The Post Office could change accounts on the Horizon system remotely and without postmasters knowing from 2001, whistleblower claims

Daily Mail  

The Post Office could change accounts on the Horizon system remotely and without postmasters knowing from as early as 2001, according to a whistleblower. The former employee of the Post Office, who worked in a Yorkshire call centre during the 2000s, said their helpdesk team could edit cash and stock on live terminals using the system. The Post Office could …

May government ‘pushed for Paula Vennells CBE despite concerns over Post Office scandal’
1 year, 2 months ago

May government ‘pushed for Paula Vennells CBE despite concerns over Post Office scandal’

The Independent  

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Victims of British Post Office scandal may get justice at last
1 year, 2 months ago

Victims of British Post Office scandal may get justice at last

Deccan Chronicle  

“Don’t long for the company of the moon In less than twelve hours, she’s gone and soon The day will break, the sun restored The worry, the tasks, the frivolous chore The moon is inconstant, sometimes full Sometimes a crescent, they say its pull Causes the seas and oceans to rise O Bachchoo you’ve wondered if these are lies.” From …

Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge
1 year, 2 months ago

Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge

The Independent  

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Kate Middleton’s postmaster demands justice for colleagues
1 year, 2 months ago

Kate Middleton’s postmaster demands justice for colleagues

The Independent  

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British Indians fought for justice, now UK Post Office ex-CEO returns honour
1 year, 2 months ago

British Indians fought for justice, now UK Post Office ex-CEO returns honour

India Today  

Paula Vennells, the former chief executive officer of the government-owned Post Office Ltd, has decided to return her Commander of the British Empire honour amid a controversy surrounding wrongful convictions of hundreds of post office branch managers, including many British Indians. The controversy revolves around an IT glitch that wrongly accused post office branch managers, including several British Indians, leading …

Post Office scandal: Paula Vennells hands back CBE after petition - latest
1 year, 2 months ago

Post Office scandal: Paula Vennells hands back CBE after petition - latest

The Independent  

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'It's a shame it took a million people to cripple her conscience': Furious sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal are 'glad' ex Post Office boss Paula Vennells is handing back CBE - amid
1 year, 2 months ago

'It's a shame it took a million people to cripple her conscience': Furious sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal are 'glad' ex Post Office boss Paula Vennells is handing back CBE - amid

Daily Mail  

Furious sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal have said they are 'glad' ex Post Office boss Paula Vennells is handing back CBE. Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells intends to hand back her CBE with immediate effect amid the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters It comes as ITV's new …

Who is disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells?
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells?

The Independent  

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Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions
1 year, 2 months 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, …

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over her role in wrongful convictions
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over her role in wrongful convictions

The Independent  

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Attempted suicide, exile abroad and prison: The stories behind the Post Office scandal
1 year, 2 months ago

Attempted suicide, exile abroad and prison: The stories behind the Post Office scandal

The Independent  

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Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?

The Independent  

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The government must finally take decisive action on the Post Office scandal
1 year, 2 months ago

The government must finally take decisive action on the Post Office scandal

The Independent  

It should not have taken the powerful, moving ITV drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, to shame our politicians into giving their attention, long deserved, to the Horizon IT scandal, in which hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly accused of theft and false accounting. More than 700 subpostmasters were convicted before the Post Office stopped taking action against them in …

Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch
1 year, 2 months 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
1 year, 2 months 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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Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells should hand back CBE over scandal, Tory minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells should hand back CBE over scandal, Tory minister

The Independent  

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Now strip shamed Post Office boss of her CBE, MPs say
3 years, 10 months ago

Now strip shamed Post Office boss of her CBE, MPs say

Daily Mail  

The woman who presided over the Post Office IT scandal should be stripped of her CBE, MPs said yesterday. Paula Vennells, who earned £3.7million over six years as chief executive at the Post Office, yesterday quit the boards of supermarket chain Morrisons and homewares firm Dunelm. Paula Vennells, who was chief executive at the Post Office during the scandal, should …

Post Office scandal: 39 former postmasters convicted of stealing money have names cleared
3 years, 10 months ago

Post Office scandal: 39 former postmasters convicted of stealing money have names cleared

Daily Mail  

Vindicated former postmasters shed tears of joy and opened bottles of champagne outside the Royal Courts of Justice today as 39 men and women had their convictions for stealing money from the Post Office quashed after hundreds were bankrupted, sacked or jailed in one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice. Former post office worker Noel Thomas, who was convicted of …

Post Office apologises to former postmasters for unfair convictions linked to accounting scandal
4 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Post Office IT scandal: subpostmasters demand judge-led inquiry into Horizon computer system
5 years ago

Post Office IT scandal: subpostmasters demand judge-led inquiry into Horizon computer system

The Independent  

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Hundreds of Post Office workers ‘vindicated’ by High Court ruling over faulty IT system that left them bankrupt and in prison
5 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds of Post Office workers ‘vindicated’ by High Court ruling over faulty IT system that left them bankrupt and in prison

The Independent  

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