DWP handling of prosecutions of Post Office staff to be examined in independent review: Report

DWP orders probe into postmaster prosecutions amid calls to 'come clean' - The Mirror

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has ordered an 'independent assurance review' into prosecutions of Post Office staff for alleged welfare offences during the Horizon IT scandal

Horizon scandal prompts independent review of historic DWP prosecutions

The scandal came to light largely thanks to Sir Alan Bates, the man who spearheaded the campaign to secure justice, played by Toby Jones in an acclaimed ITV drama.

Independent review to examine how govt department handled prosecutions of Post Office staff

The independent review will look at the "methodology and processes" used by the Department for Work and Pensions, and the "thoroughness and adequacy" of efforts to obtain case documents.

DWP handling of prosecutions of Post Office staff to be examined in in

The Department for Work and Pensions will launch an independent review into its handling of prosecutions against Post Office staff, Sky News has learned. About 100 prosecutions were carried out by the DWP between 2001 and 2006 during the Horizon IT scandal. The “independent assurance review”, however, is yet to be commissioned and will not look at individual cases. It comes more than a year after Sky News discovered joint investigations between …

Independent Review To Examine How Govt Department Handled Prosecutions Of Post Office Staff - Great Yorkshire Radio

About 100 prosecutions were carried out by the DWP between 2001 and 2006 during the Horizon IT scandal. The “independent assurance review”, however, is yet to be commissioned and will not look at individual cases. It comes more than a year after Sky News discovered joint investigations between the Post Office and the DWP during the scandal – leading to suggestions some may be “tainted”. Hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongfully convicted of ste…