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Post Office bosses misled subpostmasters a day before IT project problems were exposed

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The Post Office’s most senior executives misled subpostmasters over progress on its IT project to replace the controversial Horizon system a day before Computer Weekly revealed the project required £1bn funding and had been labelled “unachievable” by government auditors. The Post Office’s claims that it has been working closely with the people who run its…

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Fujitsu cuts half of UK-based Oracle practice team

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Fujitsu is making job cuts in its UK-based Oracle Practice as the company attempts to reduce costs and increase competitiveness amid the fallout of the Post Office scandal it played a part in. The move comes after the Japanese IT giant told UK staff in April that about 100 sales, pre-sales and logistics jobs were…

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Post Office chair was aware of Horizon concerns from day one but failed to act

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The Post Office’s former chair learned of concerns about Horizon almost immediately after joining in 2011, yet failed to challenge the organisation’s line that the system was robust. Alice Perkins chaired the Post Office for about four years from July 2011 – a period when it was defending the Horizon system’s reliability amid challenges from…

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Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled ‘unachievable’ as taxpayer bill reaches £1bn

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Taxpayers are facing a £1bn bill for the Post Office to replace its controversial Horizon IT system, Computer Weekly has learned – but government experts sent in to assess the funding request have reported that the critical project is currently unachievable. The plan to develop a replacement for Horizon and remove its supplier, Fujitsu, is…

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Fujitsu set for further £180m deal as Post Office Horizon replacement delayed

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Fujitsu is set to receive a further £180m in taxpayers’ cash to extend its contract to run the controversial Post Office Horizon IT system for a further five years. As revealed by Computer Weekly yesterday (30 May), the project to replace Horizon has hit major problems, and the Post Office has requested £1bn of extra…

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Post Office scandal: Met Police investigation set to go national

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The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is setting up a national investigation into the Post Office scandal, although it could take at least two years before any individuals will be charged. The force first started looking into the actions of Post Office and Fujitsu staff in January 2020, following the 2019 High Court case that…

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‘You knew’ – former ally accused Paula Vennells of knowing about Horizon problems

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Former Royal Mail CEO Moya Greene accused Paula Vennells of knowing what was going on at the Post Office while its practices were destroying the lives of hundreds of subpostmasters. During the latest Post Office scandal public inquiry hearing, text exchanges between former Post Office CEO Vennells and Greene were revealed. Following the broadcast in…

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Third police probe into Post Office scandal under consideration

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A third police investigation into potential crimes committed by individuals in the Post Office scandal could be launched as the Metropolitan Police Service is “looking at” a potential probe. In January, subpostmaster campaigner Alan Bates said if the police don’t investigate, he and fellow campaigners will raise the funds needed to pursue private prosecutions. When…

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Post Office directors went crawling back to Fujitsu when IBM project got complex, inquiry told

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IBM came within a whisker of taking over from Fujitsu as the Post Office’s core system provider, until complexity forced an “anxious” Post Office into a u-turn, the public inquiry has heard. During the latest Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry hearing, it emerged that although IBM had started work on the £100m project to replace…

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Post Office IT boss failed to raise concern over false Horizon statements

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A former Post Office IT boss had the opportunity to stop it misleading the public over software errors but went along with false public statements that were in conflict with her professional opinion. During the latest Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry hearing, former Post Office chief information officer (CIO) Lesley Sewell revealed she also…

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