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The British Post Office scandal, also called the Horizon IT scandal, involved the Post Office pursuing thousands of innocent subpostmasters for apparent financial shortfalls caused by faults in Horizon, an accounting software system developed by Fujitsu. Between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 subpostmasters were convicted of theft, fraud and ...
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is accused of overseeing what has been described as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history. The scandal came back into public consciousness ...
The scandal has resurfaced following the release of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
Bates & Others v Post Office Ltd was a UK group legal action taken by 555 subpostmasters against Post Office Limited, commonly known as the Post Office, the state-owned post office company. It was heard by Justice Fraser in the High Court between 2017 and 2019.
Sir Alan Bates (born 1954 or 1955) is a former subpostmaster and a leading campaigner for victims of the British Post Office scandal, in which thousands of subpostmasters were accused of dishonesty when faulty Post Office accounting software created shortfalls in their accounts. After the Post Office terminated his contract in 2003 over a false ...
The Government promised payments of at least £75,000 for subpostmasters involved in the group legal action led by Alan Bates, the subject of ITV’s drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, starring ...
The Post Office said in a press release in response it would have no objection to relinquishing its role: “While £179 million ($229 million) has been delivered in redress to victims of this ...
Post Office scandal may refer to: The Congressional Post Office scandal in the US, concerning corruption (investigated 1991–95) The British Post Office scandal , concerning the wrongful prosecution of subpostmasters (began late 1990s)