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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 between ...

24 Apr 2024 at 14:42

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 IT system – is due to be ...

13 Mar 2024 at 16:28

Widower determined to clear wife’s name in Horizon conviction appeal

The widower of a subpostmaster has said it would mean “the world” to his late wife to clear her name as a date was set for an appeal against her conviction for embezzling money from the Post Office. Caren Lorimer pleaded guilty at Kilmarnock ...

24 Apr 2024 at 16:19

Scotland

Holyrood passes Bill to quash convictions of Horizon subpostmasters

Holyrood has passed “unprecedented” legislation to exonerate subpostmasters in Scotland who were wrongly convicted as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the Bill, passed by 116 votes to zero at ...

30 May 2024 at 17:00

Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline

The Prime Minister has responded to Sir Alan Bates’s requests for help with settling redress claims for those affected by the Horizon scandal, but Downing Street declined to commit to the campaigner’s suggested payment deadline. Sir Alan ...

05 Nov 2024 at 18:01

PM yet to respond to requests for Horizon redress assistance from Sir Alan Bates

Sir Alan Bates has told MPs that the Prime Minister has not yet responded to his requests for help with settling redress claims for those affected by the Horizon scandal. The lead campaigner and former subpostmaster told the Business ...

05 Nov 2024 at 16:10

Post Office stripped of reporting agency role by Lord Advocate

The Post Office has been stripped of its status as a specialist reporting agency to Scotland’s prosecutors due to the Horizon scandal, MSPs have been told. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC, who leads the Crown Office, said the Post ...

16 May 2024 at 22:06

No contact from Government over Horizon IT scandal, says Sir Alan Bates

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has said the Labour Government has not contacted subpostmasters and has left them “at a standstill” over the Horizon IT scandal. The 70-year-old said current financial schemes for those ...

25 Sept 2024 at 23:04

Post Office used racist slur to describe suspects in notorious Horizon scandal

Post Office prosecutors tasked with investigating sub-postmasters in the notorious Horizon scandal used a racial slur to classify black workers, according to documents obtained by campaigners. Fraud investigators were ...

27 May 2023 at 06:13

Scotland

Son of subpostmistress may be covered by Horizon legislation, court told

The son of a subpostmistress who admitted stealing £35,000 to save his mother from prison may be covered by new legislation exonerating those wrongly convicted in the Horizon scandal, a court has heard. In February ...

14 Jun 2024 at 13:01

Post Office scandal survivors have faced deep trauma, study finds

Survivors of the Post Office Horizon scandal have experienced deep trauma and can be left feeling re-victimised, a study has found. Academics have shown how deeply lives have and continue to be affected by the ...

13 May 2025 at 10:31

Scotland

Scottish Horizon Bill to quash wrongful convictions set to come into force

A law which will automatically exonerate Scots wrongly convicted as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal will come into force on Friday. The Scottish Government announced the legislation, passed by ...

13 Jun 2024 at 17:05

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