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Five convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office between 2001-2006 were overturned at Southwark Crown Court today, 27 September 2023. A Post Office spokesperson said:“We are deeply sorry for past wrongs. We’re doing our utmost to ensure any injustices are put right and full, fair compensation paid.“We strongly encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted for any reason
Post Office is evolving and expanding its retail offering in branches to turn them into one-stop shops to further support communities, by helping to fill the gap left by the demise of local high streets.The shifts in consumers’ traditional retail patterns have seen a growing trend to shop local and stay local - a trend that emerged during the pandemic and has remained. As the UK’s lar
Post Office today welcomed the Government’s announcement that people whose convictions were overturned on the basis of Horizon evidence will be given the option of settling their claims for compensation for an up-front sum of £600,000, without the need to bring a formal claim.Post Office Chief Executive Nick Read said: “Post Office is making good progress to pay compensation to those affected
A new Postmaster, Barry Ford, has taken over at the oldest Post Office in the world, in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Nick Read, Chief Executive of Post Office, said: “I have made a personal decision to return voluntarily the full bonus payment attributed to the overall Inquiry metric in the 2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts. While neither the Simmons and Simmons report, nor the Amanda Burton report, found any basis to support suggestions of impropriety and both stated that there was a justifiable basis to m
Post Office welcomes the comprehensive report into the governance of senior executive remuneration. We regret the circumstances that led to the need for this report and have already put in place significant steps to improve governance further. We reiterate the sincere apology we have made to all those affected. Henry Staunton, the new Chairman of Post Office Limited, said: “I am writing to
Post Office publishes its latest figures for compensation paid to Horizon victims
Post Office collected £871,521.60 for BBC Children in Need in the year to 30 June 2023 Over 7,500 individual donations through almost 3,000 branches 95% of donations received (£828,689.15) were in cash, highlighting the vital role cash plays in supporting charities and good causes Almost 25% of the Post Office network received donations for BBC Children in Need Customers can donate to BBC Childr
Commenting on a long-read article by the Criminal Cases Review Commission entitled 'Why all Post Office convictions cannot be referred at once', a Post Office spokesperson said:“We are doing our utmost to encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted to appeal. “That is why we asked the independent Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to also make contact with people whose c
A Post Office spokesperson said:“We welcome Sir Wyn’s interim report and share his view that victims of the Horizon scandal must be provided with full compensation, fairly and consistently. This remains our priority. “Across Post Office’s compensation arrangements, offers totalling more than £120m have been made to around 2,500 Postmasters, with the majority of these agreed and paid. Inter
Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for documents held by Post Office’s Security Team during the period 2008 – 2011, a document was released that contained racist and offensive language. Post Office does not tolerate racism in any shape or form. The language and classifications used in the historical document is completely abhorrent and condemned by today’s Post Office.Post Of
Post Office has appointed Burges Salmon to advise it in relation to the ongoing Horizon IT Inquiry. Following careful consideration that began last year, culminating in a decision by the Post Office Board in January 2023 that a new law firm should be appointed, a competitive tender exercise was carried out via the Crown Commercial Service’s framework. Burges Salmon, working in an integrat
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