An extension to the standoff period means the Post Office and supplier OneView Commerce are yet to sign the contract that will see the latter’s software replace Horizon across the branch network. Meanwhile, the Post Office and Accenture have finalised the £322.8m agreement for Lot 1 of the Horizon replacement contract, which will see the…
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The figure being bandied about for the cost of the Post Office scandal is lowering expectations on Fujitsu, because it doesn’t include hundreds of millions of pounds in costs beyond the £1.8bn bill for compensating subpostmasters. Described as a “parasite” on the UK government by Business and Trade Select Committee chair Liam Byrne MP, Fujitsu,…
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Fujitsu should be banned from all UK government contracts, according to the Post Office scandal’s oldest victim. Former subpostmaster Betty Brown, who turned 93 today (13 January), made the call after watching Fujitsu’s European boss, Paul Patterson, appear at a recent Business and Trade Select Committee hearing. During the meeting, Fujitsu was described by an…
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has formally referred the first appeal against conviction of a Post Office Capture user to the Court of Appeal, months after deciding to do so. The appeal involves the case of Patricia Owen, who died in 2003. She pleaded not guilty to the theft of £6,000, but in 1998…
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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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Computer Weekly’s list of the most influential women in UK technology has been running since 2012, launched to promote a discussion surrounding the role of women in the technology sector during a time when the lack of diversity in tech was only beginning to be considered. When it was launched, the list only featured 25…
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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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Another Post Office scandal could be avoided if leaders in public bodies understand the “black box” IT systems that run their organisations and encourage a “speak up” culture, according to a Parliamentary report. In its latest report, Recognising and responding to early warning signs in public sector bodies, the Committee on Standards in Public Life…
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The Post Office has created a new role to bolster its tech leadership team amid an ongoing project to replace the Horizon system supplied by Fujitsu. This comes at a time when the organisation faces tough decisions over the move away from the controversial IT system used in all Post Office branches. Subpostmasters were blamed…
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