2023 - Office Scandal Вђ“

Between 1999 and 2015, a faulty accounting software called Horizon (developed by Fujitsu) created phantom financial shortfalls in local Post Office branches.

The statutory public inquiry continued throughout the year, examining why the Post Office ignored warnings about its flawed Horizon IT system for over two decades. Office Scandal – 2023

The scandal resulted in hundreds of wrongful convictions, bankruptcies, imprisonment (some while pregnant), and at least 13 linked suicides . Between 1999 and 2015, a faulty accounting software

In September 2023, the UK Government announced that subpostmasters who had their wrongful convictions overturned would be offered £600,000 each in compensation. Between 1999 and 2015