The Court of Appeal today (19 July) formally overturned twelve convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office between 2002 and 2012. The Post Office supported the appeals.
Fifteen other appeals, opposed by Post Office, have been referred to a single judge to decide whether the Court will grant permission to appeal.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office is sincerely sorry for pa
Post Office has set up a Travel Support Scheme for branches impacted by the continuing travel uncertainty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Total value of cash deposits at Post Offices totalled £2.2 billion, up 17% compared with May (£1.89 billion). This is the highest amount ever deposited in a single month. Business cash deposits exceeded £1 billion for the first time since October 2019 and up almost 24% month-on-month (May 2021, £826 million). Increase in business cash deposits comes after new Post Office research found 70% of UK
‘Save Our Cash’ Day is being held in communities across the country today to raise awareness of the issues faced by the more than eight million people who say they would struggle to survive without cash
The Post Office has today, 30 June 2021, formally responded to the Court of Appeal regarding 25 applications by former postmasters for permission to appeal their convictions in Post Office prosecutions between 2002 and 2012.
Post Office is supporting the applications in 10 cases and opposing 15 following careful consideration of each case by the Post Office Board, including the Court of Appea
Post Office is alerting its customers that a new post-Brexit change concerning VAT will affect goods being sent from Great Britain to the EU
The local Post Office in Bletchley is the only place outside the City of London today where the new £50 note can be seen by members of the public.
Queen’s Birthday Honours recognition for Bude Head Postmaster Luke Francis for his service to Bude and the surrounding communities
Patriotic Postmaster proudly receives British Empire Medal
Luke involved in community events galore
Numerous charities have benefitted from his fundraising initiatives
Luke Francis, Head Postmaster of Bude in Cornwall is to receive royal recognition for services
Press Release – 11 June 2021
Rainhill Postmaster receives royal recognition for Covid support group and care provided to disabled customers
Queen’s Birthday Honours recognition for Rainhill Postmaster Sara Barlow for services to the community and businesses of Rainhill
British Empire Medal for chairing Rainhill Community Support Group and proactively caring for disabled customers
Sara ha
Total value of cash deposits and withdrawals at Post Offices totalled £2.49 billion in May, up on April (£2.45 billion) Business cash deposits in May totalled £824 million, up 7.2% month-on-month (£769 million, April 2021). In Scotland, business cash deposits were up almost 36% month-on-month (£68.7 million in May) Personal cash deposits exceeded £1 billion for the third successive month totallin
The Post Office has launched a major new campaign today calling on government and industry to work together to ‘Save Our Cash’.
Today (19 May 2021) Postal Affairs Minister Paul Scully updated the House of Commons that the Horizon IT inquiry will now have a statutory footing.
Nick Read, Chief Executive of the Post Office, said:
“There can only be closure for victims of the Horizon scandal by establishing a comprehensive picture of what went wrong.
“As I have said previously, Post Office will support and co-operate
