Tag #Post Office

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Parliament Committee Demands Post Office Removal from Horizon Redress Schemes

A UK parliamentary committee urges the government to remove the Post Office from managing compensation schemes for victims of the Horizon scandal due to slow payouts and high legal fees, recommending financial penalties for delays; the Post Office spent £136 million in legal fees, 27% of the total r...

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Post Office Seeks £150m Annual Fee Hike from Banks

The Post Office is proposing a substantial fee increase to banks for access to its network, raising annual costs to £350-£400 million to improve sub-postmasters' pay and address past financial issues. Approximately 30 banks must respond by early spring.

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Horizon Inquiry: Conflicting Blame as Compensation Expands

Paula Vennells' legal team urged caution on witness testimonies at the Horizon IT inquiry, citing self-preservation, while the Post Office and Fujitsu exchanged blame for the scandal that wrongly convicted over 900 post office workers due to faulty software; the government expanded compensation elig...

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Post Office Seeks £100-£150 Million Annual Fee Hike From Banks

The Post Office is proposing a fee hike of £100-£150 million annually for banks using its network, raising the annual cost to £350-£400 million, to fund improved postmasters' pay and maintain cash services in 11,500 branches amid widespread bank branch closures.

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Post Office Horizon Inquiry: 70 Employees Knew of System Errors

The Post Office Horizon IT inquiry's final day revealed that at least 70 employees knew of system errors, resulting in hundreds of sub-postmasters' wrongful prosecutions and devastating consequences; the chair will publish a report in several months.

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French Post Office's Santa Letter Service and Other News

This article covers various news items, including the annual French post office's Father Christmas letter writing service, upcoming art exhibitions, philatelic announcements, and the ongoing Aristophil fraud case.

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