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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 ...
The Post Office Horizon IT scandal has been put in the spotlight again following the release of ITV’s drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, starring actor Toby Jones. – Who is Alan Bates?
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells' appearance at the inquiry was greatly anticipated [Getty Images] After months of evidence, the Post Office Inquiry heard from its final witnesses this week.
The majority of Post Office witnesses at the inquiry have not been able to recall much about their time at the company as the scandal unfolded and subpostmasters are hoping Ms Vennells will shed ...
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)
The series is a dramatisation of the British Post Office scandal, a miscarriage of justice in which hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted (privately and publicly) for theft, false accounting or fraud due to a faulty computer system called Horizon. It was broadcast on four consecutive days from 1 January 2024.
The Post Office scandal: Key questions around plan to quash convictions Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans for new legislation to clear the names of subpostmasters wrongfully convicted ...
Paula Anne Vennells was born on 21 February 1959, [1] [2] in Denton, Lancashire, where she grew up. [3] [4] [5] Her father was an industrial chemist and academic, her mother a great-granddaughter of Sir James Watts of Abney Hall, mayor of Manchester in the 1850s and grandfather of Conservative party member of Parliament James Watts. [3]