Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 2 September 2025 Do Fujitsu contracts cross the line? Share this item with your network: In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we examine the conflict of interest concerns that are growing around the police investigation into Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office scandal, given the…
More pressure has been heaped on the government to reconsider its work with Fujitsu, but despite the supplier’s involvement in the Post Office scandal, its deep roots mean it maintains its grip on the UK public sector. Recent Computer Weekly investigations have revealed conflict-of-interest risks associated with the government’s heavy reliance on Fujitsu in sensitive…
Over three-quarters of former subpostmasters caught up in the Post Office Horizon scandal experienced significant health problems as a result. In its latest publication, the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry’s listening project, In Your Own Words, revealed that scandal victims suffered from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal thoughts. “They described these issues…
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Fujitsu sponsored an annual event held by the National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP) just months before a High Court trial examined claims that its system wrecked the lives of subpostmasters. A document about the annual NFSP conference, which was held in Nottingham in February 2018, stated that Fujitsu was sponsoring an evening event during the…
The national police investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal is expected to cost taxpayers more than £50m. Scandal victims accept the cost, but demand accountability. Operation Olympos has consumed more than £6m since 2019, but over the next five years, costs are expected to increase significantly to about £10m per year until its completion…
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Fujitsu has put nearly 500 UK employees on notice of possible redundancy, as it plans to cut more than 100 roles. The supplier could face financial pressure in the coming months when it finally contributes to the huge costs of the Post Office scandal. A question posed to management during a recent company forum requested…
The Post Office has said it will not pay subpostmasters compensation to cover loss of business and costs as a result of a nationwide Horizon system outage last week. On Thursday 17 July, a problem at a Fujitsu datacentre caused the controversial Horizon system, which is used to run Post Office branch businesses, to be…
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The Court of Appeal will hear the case of a former subpostmaster who was convicted for theft after experiencing unexplained losses while using the Post Office’s Capture accounting software. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred the conviction of Patricia Owens, who died in 2003, to the appeal court. She pleaded not guilty to…
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Peer James Arbuthnot has warned suppliers to “think twice” before partnering with Fujitsu on government contracts, to avoid being “tarred by the Fujitsu brush”. Fujitsu’s central role in the Post Office scandal entered wider public consciousness in January 2024, following the broadcast of an ITV drama. Despite its self-imposed ban on bidding for government business…
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Two former Post Office executives are part of a team at software firm Escher bidding to win the contract to replace the computer system at the centre of the Post Office scandal. Escher is eyeing up Lot 2 of the government contract, which seeks a supplier to provide a commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) electronic point of…
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