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Post Office scheme was a ‘charade’ that never intended for large compensation pay-outs

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The Post Office never intended to pay large sums of money as financial redress to former subpostmasters blighted by problems with its accounting software. During the latest Post Office scandal public inquiry hearing, featuring evidence from former senior Post Office executive Angela van den Bogerd, it was revealed that former CEO Paula Vennells expected subpostmaster…

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Post Office misjudged campaigner it labelled a ‘bluffer’

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Labelled a “bluffer” and an agitator, a former subpostmaster was proved right when he alerted Post Office boss Paula Vennells to a major software bug and warned that inaction would eventually see her face a judicial review. The Post Office underestimated an ultimatum sent by Tim McCormack, who was described as a “bluffer” by a…

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Arcitecta offers file and object storage with huge transfer rates

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65TB per hour, from anywhere on earth to anywhere else, no matter the quality of the connection between them. That’s the transfer speed achieved by the shared storage solution from Arcitecta, which operates across cloud storage and on-site locations. Like Hammerspace, Nasuni, Panzura and Ctera, Arcitecta’s Mediaflux solution enables file shares across multiple sites internationally,…

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Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

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After more than 20 years, what is now referred to as the Post Office Horizon scandal has become headline news. Computer Weekly has played an important part in exposing what has been described as the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history. In 1999, the Post Office’s single shareholder, the UK government, began automating accounting…

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Unisys reveals no link to development of controversial Post Office software

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Unisys said it has completed an internal review of its involvement in the creation and distribution of the Post Office Capture system and has found no evidence that it developed the software. So far, the Post Office and Unisys have revealed little about the software, but the government is to appoint an IT expert to…

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Decade-long IR35 dispute between IT contractor and HMRC prompts calls for off-payroll revamp

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The plight of an IT contractor, pushed to the brink of insolvency over the course of a decade-long IR35-related dispute with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), is being seized on as another sign the off-payroll rules need scrapping. IT contractor Richard Alcock, trading as RALC Consulting Ltd, has been embroiled in a long-running IR35 dispute…

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Report reveals Northern Ireland police put up to 18 journalists and lawyers under surveillance

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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been involved in up to 18 incidents of surveillance targeting journalists and lawyers, according to a report submitted to the Policing Board in Northern Ireland. The PSNI’s chief constable, Jon Boutcher, handed the report to the Policing Board last week, six months after it was first requested.…

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Post Office lawyer was a jack of all trades, but failed his own

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Post Office internal lawyer Rodric Williams turned his attention to all manner of Post Office challenges while failing to meet the code of conduct of his chosen profession, the public inquiry into the Post Office scandal has heard. During the latest inquiry hearings, a barrister representing subpostmaster victims said Williams was at the centre of…

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Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales

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Fujitsu is cutting about 100 jobs in the UK as the fallout from its central role in the Post Office scandal hits its sales pipeline. The IT supplier has put nearly 70 members of staff at risk of redundancy and about 30 are leaving. Sales, pre-sales and logistics jobs are affected. According to a source,…

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