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Post Office conducted ‘one side of coin’ report on IT system accused of faults

A “one side of the coin” report was commissioned by Post Office management to give assurances about its IT system as subpostmasters accused it of being faulty, the Horizon inquiry has been told. Post Office Limited’s former head of product and ...

11 May 2023 at 17:54

Post Office staff ‘probably feared career death’ by conceding Horizon failings

An independent forensic investigator told a former Conservative MP that Post Office staff “probably fear it will be career death” if they conceded failings with the Horizon system, an inquiry has heard. The Post Office inquiry was shown an ...

10 Apr 2024 at 15:01

Alan Bates ‘took offence’ to Sir Ed Davey’s arm’s length Post Office claim

Alan Bates has said he “took offence” after former postal affairs minister Sir Ed Davey suggested the government had an arm’s length relationship with the Post Office. Mr Bates wrote to Sir Ed in May 2010 on behalf of the Justice for ...

09 Apr 2024 at 14:10

Former MP dissatisfied with Horizon complaints ‘brush-off’ from Paula Vennells

A former MP has told the Post Office inquiry he was not satisfied with the “brush-off” response he received from Paula Vennells after he raised concerns over subpostmaster complaints about the Horizon system. Lord Arbuthnot told the ...

10 Apr 2024 at 11:22

Fujitsu boss labels editing of witness statements in prosecutions as ‘shameful’

Fujitsu’s European boss has described the editing of witness statements to defend the Horizon IT system that were used in the prosecutions of subpostmasters as “shameful”. Paul Patterson told the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry that ...

19 Jan 2024 at 16:12

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

Statement defending Horizon system ‘concerning’, Fujitsu employee tells inquiry

A Fujitsu employee has said a draft witness statement template which defended Horizon software is concerning because “obviously bugs were in the system”. Shortly after joining the company in July 2010 Rajbinder Sangha, a ...

16 Jan 2024 at 12:26

Post Office ‘passed cases to prosecutors without being qualified in Scots law’

The Post Office’s legal team passed subpostmaster cases on to prosecutors in Scotland without being qualified in Scots law, the Horizon IT inquiry has heard. Robert Daily told the probe he and other Post Office ...

23 Jan 2024 at 12:58

Lord Advocate apologises to those ‘failed’ in Horizon scandal

Scotland’s head of prosecutions has apologised to those prosecuted in the Horizon scandal who were “failed” by the justice system – as she said 54 people may have been affected north of the border. Initially, ...

16 Jan 2024 at 15:39

Post Office investigator with ‘heavy footprint’ in scandal due at inquiry

A Post Office investigator who has been described as having a “heavy footprint” in the Horizon IT scandal is due to give evidence for the inquiry’s first hearing of the year. The statutory inquiry, which ...

11 Jan 2024 at 09:45

Angela van den Bogerd to give evidence at Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Former Post Office head of partnerships Angela van den Bogerd is set to give evidence to the Post Office Inquiry on Thursday. The inquiry is entering phases five and six, which will examine governance, ...

25 Apr 2024 at 02:45

Post Office lawyer ‘covered up’ flawed prosecution of pregnant subpostmistress

A former top Post Office lawyer knew of bugs in the Horizon IT system which resulted in account discrepancies days before legal proceedings which saw a pregnant subpostmistress jailed began and ...

03 May 2024 at 14:20

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