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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

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 of ...

24 Jan 2024 at 15:17

Judge ‘surprised’ at attempt to withhold documents from subpostmaster’s appeal

A senior judge has said she is “surprised” documents relating to an appeal against a subpostmaster’s conviction for stealing £35,000 are still being withheld from court. More than 700 Post Office branch managers around the UK were prosecuted ...

24 Apr 2024 at 14:42

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

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 failure ...

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 Baroness ...

13 Feb 2024 at 18:47

Scotland

Work ongoing on legislation to exonerate Horizon scandal victims – Yousaf

Work on Scottish legislation to exonerate those wrongly convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal is ongoing, Humza Yousaf has said. However the First Minister again urged the UK Government to include Scotland in its law on the ...

18 Apr 2024 at 16:18

Entertainment

Will Mellor says decision to star in Mr Bates vs The Post Office was ‘scary’

Actor Will Mellor has said his decision to play Lee Castleton in Mr Bates vs The Post Office was “scary”, as he knew the former subpostmaster would be watching. Mellor, 48, was speaking on BBC Breakfast alongside Stephanie Gibson,...

22 Jul 2024 at 13:03

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 Justice ...

06 Feb 2024 at 13:08

Yousaf: UK Government should think again and include Scotland in Horizon Bill

The UK Government should “think again” on making its Horizon Bill UK-wide, Scotland’s First Minister has said. The legislation – which will quash the convictions of subpostmasters as a result of faults with the Post Office ...

13 Mar 2024 at 16:28

Post Office scandal: Petition nears 600k for compensation of affected people

A petition demanding compensation for people affected by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is nearing 600,000 signatures, as campaigner Alan Bates gives evidence to the public inquiry into the system’s failures. The ...

09 Apr 2024 at 14:16

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