Post Office CEO Faces Inquiry Over Horizon IT Scandal

Nick Read denies claims of 'untouchable' employees amid ongoing investigations into wrongful prosecutions.

Nick Read, CEO of the Post Office, testified that he was instructed not to investigate past wrongful prosecutions when he took the role in 2019.
Read refuted allegations that he referred to certain Post Office investigators as 'untouchables' who would not face consequences.
Three individuals are under further investigation by the Post Office and external agencies related to the Horizon IT scandal.
The Horizon IT system errors led to over 900 wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters, with a £58 million compensation settlement reached in 2019.
Read acknowledged a lack of awareness within the organization about the scandal's scale when he assumed his position, with a shift in understanding occurring in 2020.