Overview

• Paula Vennells has forfeited her CBE after being implicated in the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters.
• The decision to strip Vennells of her honor was officially announced by the King, following a significant public demand for accountability.
• Vennells had previously announced her intention to return the CBE, expressing remorse for the devastation caused to the affected subpostmasters and their families.
• The Horizon scandal, considered the UK's biggest miscarriage of justice, involved faulty accounting software leading to false accusations of theft and false accounting.
• A public inquiry into the scandal is ongoing, with Vennells expected to give evidence in April, and final recommendations anticipated in September.