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Sir Alan Bates, Post Office hero, lands seven-figure Horizon payout: Report
Sir Alan Bates secured a seven-figure settlement after a 20-year campaign addressing wrongful prosecutions linked to faulty Horizon software affecting 555 sub-postmasters.
- In recent months, Sir Alan Bates, the former sub-postmaster and campaigner, has had his Horizon compensation claim settled for a reported seven-figure sum, and DBT said the claim has reached the end of the scheme process.
- Faulty Horizon software supplied by Fujitsu led to wrongful prosecutions of more than 900 sub-postmasters between 1999 and 2015, and Sir Wyn Williams concluded at least 13 people may have taken their own lives.
- In 2017 Sir Alan Bates and 555 sub-postmasters sued the Post Office, winning a £58m settlement but retaining just 12m after legal fees, prompting a government scheme.
- ITV's drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office accelerated government efforts, and the Department for Business and Trade said it has paid out over £1.2 billion to more than 9,000 victims.
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