general view of sign outside a Fujitsu office (Image: Getty) Fujitsu finally apologised for the Horizon post office scandal and admitted it has a “moral obligation” to contribute to the compensation scheme for victims. Paul Patterson, the IT giant’s Europe director, said
The Post Office were made aware of glitches in the Horizon system “at an early stage”, the boss of Fujitsu has said. Paul Patterson has said he is not aware why his company did not take action despite knowing there were glitches
Fujitsu is in the firing line over the Post Office scandal with one minister furious at the firm (Image: Getty) Computer giant Fujitsu could be forced to pay hundreds of millions of pounds for its role in the Post Office scandal after
Robin Garbutt was convicted of murdering his wife Diana in 2010 (Image: PA) A man convicted of beating his wife to death before fabricating a robbery at the Post Office which they ran to cover it up has claimed he is victim
The Post Office could be facing a £100million bill and insolvency after claiming tax relief for its compensation payments to subpostmasters, a tax expert has said. Dan Neidle, the head of non-profit organisation Tax Policy Associates, said the Post Office claimed £934million
The team had a target to recover 40% of the losses recorded – and their annual payouts were dependent on the amount of money they got back under the Proceeds of Crime Act. In an email sent in 2015, Gary Thomas, a
A Post Office investigator who had a “heavy footprint” in the Horizon scandal is set to give evidence before a public inquiry. The statutory inquiry, which began in 2021, is chaired by retired judge Sir Wyn Williams. It has previously looked at
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk hinted Horizon developer Fujitsu should have to pay towards the Post Office compensation scheme. Mr Chalk said “polluters should pay” when asked if the firm should contribute towards redress. Hundreds of subpostmasters were convicted of swindling money on
More than 700 Post Office branch managers were given criminal convictions after faulty Fujitsu accounting software called Horizon made it appear as though money was missing from their shops. Here is a timeline of the key events of the scandal: ●1999 The
Sunak backs calls to strip ex-post office chief’s CBE over horizon scandal (Image: Getty) The Prime Minister backed the calls of more than one million people left outraged that the former executive holds an honour for services to the industry. More than