Tue, 08 Jul 2025

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 Five things we now know about the Post Office scandal

A key report into the Horizon IT scandal details the huge impact on sub-postmasters and their families.

* At least 13 people, and possibly many more, took their own lives due to the scandal.
* Over 10,000 people may be eligible for compensation, including sub-postmasters and others who were wrongly accused of theft and false accounting.
* The report criticizes the Post Office's handling of the scandal, saying that senior employees knew or should have known about errors in the Horizon system but continued to use it to prosecute people.
* Thousands of people were wrongly convicted of criminal offences, and many more had their contracts terminated as a result of being accused of theft and false accounting.
* The report calls for restorative justice, where those who caused harm are brought together with victims to discuss the impact and make amends.
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