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Wrongly convicted subpostmasters still awaiting compensation one year on

Post Office workers implicated in the Horizon IT scandal have said they are no closer to gaining compensation a year after the first convictions were overturned. Neil Hudgell, the lawyer leading compensation negotiations, has called for cases to be ...

23 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Post Office ‘doing all it can’ to help sub-postmasters hit by Horizon scandal

The Post Office is “doing all that it can” to help those wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting, an inquiry has heard. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses (SPMs) were falsely prosecuted based ...

14 Oct 2022 at 15:20

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Post Office boss expects sub-postmaster compensation scheme to conclude soon

The boss of the Post Office has said he expects its compensation scheme for sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal to “conclude” very soon as he supported the level of pay-outs for victims. Errors made by Horizon software, which was ...

20 Jun 2023 at 13:46

Former subpostmaster’s conviction quashed

A former Post Office subpostmaster caught up in the Horizon scandal has had his wrongful conviction quashed. Robert Thomson was convicted of one charge of embezzlement in 2006 and sentenced to 180 hours of community service. His case was one ...

24 Jan 2024 at 15:17

Post Office embezzlement conviction referred to High Court for review

The case of a now deceased woman convicted of embezzling money from the Post Office has been referred back to the courts for determination. Caren Lorimer pleaded guilty at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court in 2009 to one charge of embezzlement from ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:31

Lord Advocate to face MSPs over Horizon scandal

Scotland’s top legal officer will appear before MSPs to face questions on the Horizon scandal, the Crown Office has announced. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross had called for Dorothy Bain KC to appear in Holyrood to clarify when ...

11 Jan 2024 at 17:43

Paula Vennells admits ‘mistakes’ but denies conspiracy in Horizon scandal

Disgraced ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells has admitted she “made mistakes” but denied there was a conspiracy to cover up the Horizon scandal. The 65-year-old ordained priest began her evidence at the Horizon IT inquiry on Wednesday ...

22 May 2024 at 10:49

Ex-Post Office manager ‘regrets’ not reading damning report before civil case

A former Post Office manager has told a public inquiry he “regrets” not reading a damning expert’s report about the Horizon system during civil action against a subpostmistress. Ex-chief operating officer David Miller said his ...

16 Apr 2024 at 14:38

Horizon convictions cleared ‘speedily’ through court fast track, top judge says

Ex-Post Office workers’ convictions linked to the Horizon scandal are being quashed “speedily” by the Court of Appeal under a “fast-track approach”, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said. The Lady Chief Justice ...

13 Feb 2024 at 18:47

Judiciary not responsible for Horizon scandal convictions, top judge says

Judges should not be implicated in the hundreds of wrongful convictions which make up the Horizon scandal, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the Lady Chief ...

06 Feb 2024 at 13:08

Government mulls new law to quash convictions of Horizon scandal subpostmasters

A new law could be brought in to quash the convictions of Post Office branch managers caught up in the Horizon IT scandal under plans being considered by ministers. Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk has held talks with ...

09 Jan 2024 at 14:48

Paula Vennells breaks down twice in emotional appearance at Post Office IT probe

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has broken down in tears twice mid-evidence as she made an emotional appearance at the Horizon IT inquiry. She stopped mid-answer and reached for a tissue as she was ...

22 May 2024 at 15:05

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