UK Government Plans to Clear Names of Post Office Horizon Scandal Victims
Options include mass appeals and legislation to automatically quash convictions, as scandal returns to spotlight following ITV drama.
- UK government ministers are urgently working on plans to clear the names of hundreds of post office operators who were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud due to the Horizon IT scandal.
- The government is considering options including blocking the Post Office from challenging appeals by victims, allowing operators to appeal en masse, and passing legislation to automatically quash convictions.
- Only 93 of up to 900 post office operators wrongfully prosecuted have seen their convictions quashed, while more than 50 appeals have failed or been withdrawn.
- Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells, who was in charge during the scandal, is facing calls to have her CBE honor removed.
- The scandal has returned to the spotlight following the airing of an ITV drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office.
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