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  

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 Post Office chief executive Nick Read has said he was told not to “dig into the details of the past” by its leading lawyer when stepping into the role in 2019. Giving evidence at the long-running Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on Wednesday, he said he was not made aware of the “scale and enormity” of the Horizon IT scandal before taking the top job. He said that, early into the role of chief executive, he was told by the Post Office’s general counsel Ben Foat: “I did not need to dig into the details of what had happened at Post Office in the past as this conduct had ended.” open image in gallery Nick Read arrives to give evidence at Aldwych House, central London Wednesday was Mr Read’s first day of evidence and he is scheduled to appear before the inquiry on Thursday and Friday as well. open image in gallery Nick Read gave evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry on Wednesday He wrote: “My recollection is that it was only in 2020 when there seemed to be a groundswell of opinion that Post Office had serious questions to answer about its previous mistreatment of postmasters that the senior leadership and board started to understand the potential scale of the crisis.” Furthermore, Mr Read shed light on the opinion of the organisation after the convictions of hundreds of postmasters were quashed earlier this year.

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Victims of Post Office Capture software promised ‘redress and justice’
6 days, 11 hours ago

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

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Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’
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6 days, 13 hours ago

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

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Watch: Post Office inquiry hears Paula Vennells’ final closing statement after two years of evidence
6 days, 17 hours ago

Watch: Post Office inquiry hears Paula Vennells’ final closing statement after two years of evidence

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A year after the Horizon Post Office scandal was exposed, victims must get justice
1 week, 5 days ago

A year after the Horizon Post Office scandal was exposed, victims must get justice

The Independent  

It is almost a year on from the broadcast of the ITV dramatisation Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which triggered an almost unprecedented wave of national outrage. Since New Year’s Day 2024 – when Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh and the other members of the cast injected life and emotion into what had been a shamefully neglected episode …

Former Post Office bosses not ‘held to account’ over Horizon, chief suggests
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Post Office bosses not ‘held to account’ over Horizon, chief suggests

The Independent  

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Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read suggests
2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Paula Vennells has not been held to account, suggests Post Office successor
2 months, 2 weeks 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, inquiry hears
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Most subpostmasters say Horizon IT system still causing shortfalls
3 months ago

Most subpostmasters say Horizon IT system still causing shortfalls

The Independent  

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Post Office chief Nick Read resigns ahead of Horizon inquiry conclusion
3 months ago

Post Office chief Nick Read resigns ahead of Horizon inquiry conclusion

The Telegraph  

Nick Read, the Post Office chief executive, has announced his resignation days before the Horizon inquiry enters its final stage. Neil Brocklehurst, who joined as the interim chief operating officer in June, will serve as acting chief executive while the Post Office searches for a permanent replacement. “There remains much to be done for this great UK institution, but the …

Fewer than one in six subpostmasters have had quashed convictions confirmed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fewer than one in six subpostmasters have had quashed convictions confirmed

The Independent  

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Post Office scandal: Subpostmistress who ‘paid back’ £70,000 says her children were accused of stealing
7 months ago

Post Office scandal: Subpostmistress who ‘paid back’ £70,000 says her children were accused of stealing

The Independent  

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Paula Vennells accused of asking team to ‘dig into’ dead man’s records
7 months ago

Paula Vennells accused of asking team to ‘dig into’ dead man’s records

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Post Office staff had ‘bunker mentality’ towards press, lawyer tells inquiry
8 months ago

Post Office staff had ‘bunker mentality’ towards press, lawyer tells inquiry

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Post Office chief executive ‘exonerated of misconduct claims’
8 months, 1 week ago

Post Office chief executive ‘exonerated of misconduct claims’

The Telegraph  

‘Inaccuracies and falsehoods’ The Post Office said Mr Staunton’s claims contained “inaccuracies and falsehoods” and Mr Read told his staff last month that he “absolutely refutes” bullying claims. On Wednesday, the organisation said the report, compiled by barrister Marianne Tutin of Devereux Chambers, had exonerated Mr Read of all misconduct allegations and he had the “united backing of the board”. …

Post Office hit by string of formal complaints amid toxic culture claims
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Post Office hit by string of formal complaints amid toxic culture claims

The Telegraph  

Post Office bosses have been hit with a string of formal complaints over their conduct, The Telegraph can reveal, with nine grievances raised about executives under the leadership of chief executive Nick Read. Data released under Freedom of Information laws shows that nine formal grievances have been filed against members of the Post Office’s group executive, its most senior leaders, …

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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Bill to quash hundreds of wrongful convictions over a Post Office scandal goes before UK Parliament
9 months, 1 week ago

Bill to quash hundreds of wrongful convictions over a Post Office scandal goes before UK Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government introduced legislation Wednesday to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and Wales who were caught up in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest miscarriages of justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the legislation “marks an important step forward in finally clearing” the names of those who were convicted …

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  

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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 …

No deadline for full compensation for Post Office victims, says Kemi Badenoch
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No deadline for full compensation for Post Office victims, says Kemi Badenoch

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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

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Cameron coalition government ‘knew Post Office chiefs covered up computer scandal’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cameron coalition government ‘knew Post Office chiefs covered up computer scandal’

The Independent  

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Post Office’s secret decision to sack forensic accountants branded ‘disgusting’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Post Office’s secret decision to sack forensic accountants branded ‘disgusting’

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Post Office investigator felt she could not challenge Fujitsu data
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Post Office investigator felt she could not challenge Fujitsu data

The Telegraph  

A former Post Office investigator has claimed she asked staff within the company whether Horizon could be accessed remotely - and was told it could not. “Especially on one occasion whenever I had problems myself with my own computer - and someone was able to go in remotely and fix my computer.” She told the inquiry: “I raised the question …

Post Office inquiry chairman in tense exchange over ‘unfounded’ Horizon claims
11 months ago

Post Office inquiry chairman in tense exchange over ‘unfounded’ Horizon claims

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Post Office boss blames ‘culture of denial’ for Horizon compensation delay
11 months, 1 week ago

Post Office boss blames ‘culture of denial’ for Horizon compensation delay

The Telegraph  

The chief executive of the Post Office presided over a “culture of denial” as the company dragged its feet over compensation payments for victims of the Horizon scandal, MPs heard on Tuesday. On a day of revelations, it emerged that the Post Office faces financial liabilities of up to £1 billion even as controversial IT company Fujitsu said it would …

Post Office investigator denies behaving like ‘Mafia gangster’ over Horizon scandal
11 months, 1 week ago

Post Office investigator denies behaving like ‘Mafia gangster’ over Horizon scandal

The Independent  

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What is Britain’s Post Office Horizon scandal? | Explained
11 months, 1 week ago

What is Britain’s Post Office Horizon scandal? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: 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. On January 10, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post …

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

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Post Office scandal: How will the new law to exonerate victims of Horizon work?
11 months, 1 week ago

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

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Post Office must reveal how much cash it ‘stole’ from subpostmasters, MPs told
11 months, 1 week ago

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

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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells urged to tell truth about Horizon scandal after returning CBE
11 months, 1 week ago

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells urged to tell truth about Horizon scandal after returning CBE

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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, …

Post Office scandal screenwriter says series stands for those ‘who feel unheard’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Post Office scandal screenwriter says series stands for those ‘who feel unheard’

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

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

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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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Auditor’s ‘inaccurate’ court statement resulted in subpostmaster’s bankruptcy
1 year, 3 months ago

Auditor’s ‘inaccurate’ court statement resulted in subpostmaster’s bankruptcy

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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

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Minister announces Post Office probe over unapproved bonuses linked to Horizon
1 year, 7 months ago

Minister announces Post Office probe over unapproved bonuses linked to Horizon

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UK Post Office inquiry hears from workers wrongfully accused
2 years, 10 months ago

UK Post Office inquiry hears from workers wrongfully accused

Associated Press  

LONDON — A public inquiry opened in London on Monday to examine the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system. The failures were blamed on a defective computer accounting system called Horizon that was installed in local Post Office branches in 1999. The Post …

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

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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

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