The government will offer compensation to Post Office Capture victims - while refusing to rule out blanket exoneration for those convicted. 

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Paula Vennells: No desire to point fingers over Horizon scandal

Ex-Post Office boss claims colleagues did not give her information but says she isn't pointing fingers.

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The Government has said the system which came before Horizon could have created accounting shortfalls for sub-postmasters.

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Victims of Post Office Capture software promised ‘redress and justice’

Ministers for those who suffered losses due to errors with the Capture system, which predates the scandal-hit Horizon software at the heart of the Post Office scandal

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Victims of second faulty Post Office software scandal to get compensation

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The Horizon IT inquiry had its final hearing day on Tuesday.

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Victims of Post Office Capture accounting software scandal 'to be offered compensation'

The Post Office’s Capture software could have created similar accounting shortfall errors as those linked to its successor, Fujitsu Horizon, the government has said.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said on Tuesday that it recognised the findings of the independent Kroll report into Capture and has promised “justice and redress” for postmasters who suffered losses as a result.
Capture was rolled out to some Post Office branches in 199…

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Government Promises Justice to Victims of Another Faulty Post Office Accounting System

The Government has “officially recognised” victims of a second IT scandal at the Post Office and pledged to set up a new compensation scheme by spring 2025.It follows months of reporting by The i Paper on Capture, the IT system rolled out to thousands of Post Office branches between 1992 and 1999.The accounting system was prone to bugs and glitches which caused losses for sub-postmasters when trying to balance their books.And in a precursor to t…

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Government to offer compensation to victims of second IT scandal by spring 2025

Source link : https://wa-news.com/2024/12/17/victims-of-second-post-office-accounting-software-scandal-to-be-offered-compensation/ The government will offer compensation to Post Office Capture victims – while refusing to rule out blanket exoneration for those convicted. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/victims-of-post-office-capture-accounting-software-scandal-to-be-offered-compensation-minister-13275245 Author : Publish date : 2024-12-1…

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Yesterday featured closing submissions from the lawyers representing victims. Today is the turn of the lawyers for the Post Office, Paula Vennells and Gareth Jenkins.

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Victims of Post Office Capture accounting software scandal 'to be offered compensation' - minister

Victims of Post Office Capture accounting software scandal 'to be offered compensation' - minister

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