Tag #Post Office Scandal

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Post Office Scandal Choir Seeks Redress After Britain's Got Talent Performance

A choir of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted due to the Post Office's Horizon IT scandal performed on Britain's Got Talent, highlighting the ongoing fight for justice and compensation for over 900 individuals wrongfully prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, with the Post Office expressing remorse and co...

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Post Office Capture Scandal: Number of Cases Under Review More Than Doubles

The number of Post Office sub-postmaster convictions linked to the Capture accounting software, used in the 1990s, being investigated for miscarriages of justice has more than doubled to 21, with the first case submitted in 1998 and a government redress scheme planned.

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Vennells Maintains Innocence in Post Office IT Scandal

Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells maintains her innocence in the Horizon IT scandal, claiming unawareness of crucial information withheld by her senior team, leading to the wrongful prosecution of over 900 subpostmasters between 1996 and 2015, some of whom died by suicide; Vennells was stripped ...

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Delayed Compensation for Capture Victims

Around 100 sub-postmasters who were impacted by the faulty Post Office accounting system, Capture, may not receive compensation until autumn, despite a recent government meeting with victims and lawyers describing "positive steps". The scheme will not apply to those currently convicted, but the Crim...

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Post Office Spent \u00a3132 Million on Horizon IT Scandal Inquiry

The Post Office spent \u00a3132 million of taxpayer money defending itself against accusations of wrongful prosecutions of over 900 workers due to faulty IT software, with the inquiry concluding this week and blaming \u00a382 million of the costs on the last financial year alone.

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