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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

Scotland

Holyrood may need to be recalled in summer to pass Horizon Bill – Constance

The Scottish Parliament may need to be recalled in the summer recess to finalise legislation to exonerate subpostmasters convicted of crimes in relation to the Horizon IT system. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the Scottish Bill, which is ...

21 May 2024 at 14:45

Scotland

Emergency Horizon legislation to exonerate Scots subpostmasters passes stage one

A Bill introducing emergency legislation to exonerate subpostmasters wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal has passed its first stage in Holyrood. MSPs unanimously backed the general principles of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences ...

21 May 2024 at 17:41

Post Office compensation schemes ‘a patchwork quilt with holes in it’

The chairman of the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has called for legislative change to resolve issues with what he described as “a patchwork quilt of compensation schemes… with some holes in it”. Just short of £100 million ...

17 Jul 2023 at 14:45

Paula Vennells not being told full story about Post Office probe – Alan Bates

Alan Bates has told the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry he was “concerned” former chief executive Paula Vennells was “not being told the full story” about investigations by forensic accountants. The former subpostmaster and lead campaigner ...

09 Apr 2024 at 18:59

Prosecutor expected review after ‘sham’ trial of subpostmaster, inquiry told

A prosecutor expected questions to be asked and a review to be carried out after a “sham” case against a subpostmaster ended in a not guilty verdict. Kevin Shiels, a public prosecutor in Northern Ireland, said a review of the prosecution ...

31 Jan 2024 at 13:09

Post Office chairman steps down amid Horizon scandal fallout

The chairman of the Post Office has stepped down amid ongoing tensions in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal. Henry Staunton will depart from the role following a phone call with Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch on Saturday. Ms Badenoch ...

29 Jan 2024 at 10:24

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 ...

24 Jan 2024 at 15:17

Fujitsu boss says company determined to ‘get to the truth wherever it lays’

Fujitsu’s European boss has said the technology giant is determined to “get to the truth wherever it lays” as he answered questions at the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. Paul Patterson reiterated his apology to subpostmasters, ...

19 Jan 2024 at 11:04

Scotland could pass own law to exonerate Horizon scandal victims – Yousaf

The Scottish Government is working on its own legislation to exonerate those wrongly convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal, Humza Yousaf said as he told how there could be “complexities” with Westminster acting for all ...

18 Jan 2024 at 14:23

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 ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:31

Badenoch seeks talks with Fujitsu on Horizon compensation

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has written to Fujitsu to demand talks on compensation for subpostmasters wronged in the Horizon scandal. It came after an executive at the technology giant which developed the faulty ...

17 Jan 2024 at 15:40

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