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- The Horizon system was flawed and a group of 555 post office workers won a group action paving the way for the first round of sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses to have their convictions overturned in 2021.
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Jul 30, 2024 · More than 900 sub-postmasters were prosecuted for stealing because of incorrect information from the Horizon computer system. It has been called the UK's most widespread miscarriage of...
Mar 13, 2024 · Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal will have convictions quashed following landmark legislation introduced today [Wednesday 13 March].
Jan 10, 2024 · Nine victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have shared their stories of despair, loss and shame with BBC Breakfast in a powerful and moving interview. They represent just a fraction of the...
Mar 13, 2024 · A new law will be introduced on Wednesday to clear the names of the hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal. The legislation is expected to clear the majority of...
Feb 23, 2024 · Some sub-postmasters caught up in the scandal have died or taken their own lives in the intervening years. So far, 102 convictions have been overturned. Keith Bell, who is now 75, wants his...
Jan 9, 2024 · By the end of last year, 93 sub-postmasters and mistresses had been cleared of wrongdoing and their criminal records wiped, with 54 convictions upheld, withdrawn, or refused permission to appeal.
Jan 16, 2024 · Nick Read, chief executive of the Post Office, said the company has still "not got to the bottom of" what happened to the cash paid by sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses in a bid to cover the false financial black holes created by the faulty Horizon software.