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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 ...
A public inquiry in to the scandal heard final submissions in December, where it took evidence from lawyers representing the Post Office, Horizon's creators Fujitsu, and the Department for ...
The Post Office Horizon IT scandal has come under the spotlight following the release of ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. More than 700 Post Office branch managers were given criminal ...
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?
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 ...
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)
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 ...
Jerry Brown and Adrian Straatman claim they were "blackmailed and bullied" by the Post Office.