The Post Office has today, 30 June 2021, formally responded to the Court of Appeal regarding 25 applications by former postmasters for permission to appeal their convictions in Post Office prosecutions between 2002 and 2012.
Post Office is supporting the applications in 10 cases and opposing 15 following careful consideration of each case by the Post Office Board, including the Court of Appea
Today (19 May 2021) Postal Affairs Minister Paul Scully updated the House of Commons that the Horizon IT inquiry will now have a statutory footing.
Nick Read, Chief Executive of the Post Office, said:
“There can only be closure for victims of the Horizon scandal by establishing a comprehensive picture of what went wrong.
“As I have said previously, Post Office will support and co-operate
Last December, Post Office and Royal Mail agreed a new Mails Distribution Agreement. Post Office has now begun a consultation with all Postmasters on how it proposes to change the remuneration structure and as part of this, Postmasters will receive specific data in relation to their branch or branches.
Overall Postmasters will benefit from an estimated additional £10 million worth of remunerati
Claverley Postmistress, Kay White, who is the UK’s oldest Postmistress, has made the difficult decision to retire at 93-years-old after one last Christmas serving customers.
Southwark Crown Court today (11 December 2020) formally acquitted six former postmasters, referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) earlier this year, in uncontested appeals. The Post Office informed the Court and appellants in October that it would not oppose the appeals, which related to convictions in Magistrates’ Courts between 2003-2013, in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
The Postal Affairs Minister has today announced that the Post Office will receive a £177 million capital investment over a 12-month period in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
More than 700 applications so far
Claims scheme offers redress to postmasters
Independent advisory panel will assess claims
The Post Office is reminding current and former postmasters there is a month left to apply to the claims scheme for those who believe they have experienced shortfalls related to previous versions of its computer system Horizon.
The Historical Shortfall Scheme was lau
The UK Government today (10 June) announced that it will shortly launch an independent review into the Post Office Ltd Horizon IT system.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“The Post Office welcomes the review announced by the Government and we will of course fully and positively engage. It is as much in the interests of Post Office as it is in the interests of postmasters to ensure that issue
A mountain of 125,000 birthday cards, gifts and donations of more than £60,000 have been sent to Marston Moretaine Post Office for fundraising legend Captain Tom Moore to mark his 100th birthday on 30 April.
The Group Litigation (Bates v Post Office) was concluded on 11 December 2019 when the parties reached a comprehensive resolution in full and final settlement of this litigation, following several days of mediation.
The Parties to the Group Litigation in Bates v Post Office are pleased to report that they have reached a comprehensive resolution to their long-running litigation in the High Court.
Riga is cheapest of 13 European cities surveyed for a Christmas Markets break (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasmarkets) for the third year running
Runner-up Zagreb has narrowly beaten Tallinn, where prices are down 13 per cent
Lille is best value in Western Europe, thanks to a 17 per cent year-on-year price fall
Post Office research found that two-night breaks cost less this year in seven o
