The government minister in charge of the Post Office has asked for evidence of problems caused by a third Post Office branch software system known as ECCO+, software used in the 1990s at branches managed by the Post Office, known as Crown branches. The National Federation of Subpostmasters(NFSP), working with law firm Howe & Co,…
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The Post Office has made its first official apology to subpostmasters who used its faulty Capture accounting software and were blamed and punished for unexplained shortfalls. Ken Tooby received a letter from a senior executive who “apologised sincerely and unreservedly” on behalf of the Post Office for “failings and impact” on Tooby’s late wife June,…
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The Post Office has paused its project to move all Horizon data from Fujitsu systems to its own as the Metropolitan Police were “not keen” to progress until they were satisfied with the approach. Data from the controversial Horizon system played a key role in the Post Office Horizon scandal, which saw thousands of subpostmasters…
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is working to fix a glitch in communications between systems that has seen self-assessment tax rebates paid twice to some claimants. A communications glitch between HMRC’s Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and its Computer Environment for Self Assessment (CESA) systems, which causes duplicated payments, is being investigated. The government department…
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is currently reviewing 15 subpostmaster criminal convictions that could have been based on evidence from the Post Office’s Capture software, which pre-dated the controversial Horizon system. This is in addition to two cases where it has already identified Capture as a factor in the convictions. In November 2024, the…
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Fujitsu has been forced to escalate problems with a key IT system used by Airtricity in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) to avoid potentially impacting the energy company’s customers, Computer Weekly has learned. Fears over the billing application developed for SSE Airtricity RoI by Fujitsu have raised alarms in Fujitsu’s leadership. According to a source,…
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The Department of Justice has issued a call for evidence as it examines the role of computer evidence in the criminal justice system to prevent another Post Office scandal. Computer evidence was used to wrongly convict hundreds of former subpostmasters and their staff, based on evidence from the error-prone Horizon computer system from Fujitsu used…
At the current rate of progress, subpostmasters who took the Post Office to court and exposed the scandal won’t receive financial redress until mid-2027. Sir Alan Bates, who along with others formed the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA) in 2009, updated members in his latest circular. The JFSA, which was set up following Computer Weekly’s…
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In the final day of the committee stage of progressing the Data Bill through the House of Lords before the Christmas break, we attempted to persuade the government of the urgent need to consider how computer evidence is treated in legal proceedings. Currently, UK law contains a presumption that computers are working correctly when they…
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Fujitsu has informed staff of cost-cutting measures it has put in place as it faces challenges amid its much-publicised involvement in the Post Office Horizon scandal. Prior to the festive period, UK staff were sent a memo instructing staff on aggressive cuts to spending on travel, recruitment, social and external organisations. The impact of the…
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