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22 July 2021 14:04

Post Office welcomes Government funding to be able to make interim payments for overturned convictions in ‘Horizon cases’

Post Office today welcomed the Government’s announcement of funding support to be able to expedite interim payments of up to £100,000 for individuals whose convictions have been overturned where Horizon evidence was essential to the prosecution.
The payments will be offered whilst final compensation arrangements are established.
Post Office Chief Executive, Nick Read, said:
“Ensuring

19 July 2021 12:50

Post Office statement on historical prosecutions

The Court of Appeal today (19 July) formally overturned twelve convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office between 2002 and 2012. The Post Office supported the appeals.
Fifteen other appeals, opposed by Post Office, have been referred to a single judge to decide whether the Court will grant permission to appeal.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office is sincerely sorry for pa

19 July 2021 10:13

Post Office sets up Travel Support Scheme for branches impacted by continuing travel uncertainty

Post Office has set up a Travel Support Scheme for branches impacted by the continuing travel uncertainty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Naresh Patel (Branch Manager of Westminster Bridge Post Office), Bharti Patel (Postmaster at Churchill Place Post Office) and Subhash Patel (Postmaster at Canary Wharf Post Office) promoting 'Save Our Cash Day'

9 July 2021 07:00

‘Save Our Cash’ Day shines light on eight million Brits reliant on cash, demonstrating urgent need to make access a legal right

‘Save Our Cash’ Day is being held in communities across the country today to raise awareness of the issues faced by the more than eight million people who say they would struggle to survive without cash

30 June 2021 16:01

Post Office Statement on Postmasters' appeals of historical convictions

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

7 June 2021 09:59

Post Office launches major new campaign to ‘save our cash’

The Post Office has launched a major new campaign today calling on government and industry to work together to ‘Save Our Cash’.

19 May 2021 17:58

Post Office response to Horizon IT inquiry moving to statutory footing

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

14 May 2021 11:33

Post Office statement on Southwark Crown Court appeals

Southwark Crown Court today (14 May 2021) formally acquitted two former postmasters, referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), in uncontested appeals. The cases, from 2001 and 2006, were referred to the Court in January 2021 and relate to convictions in Magistrates’ Courts in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
A Post Office spokesman said:
“Post Office sincerely is extreme

7 May 2021 10:05

Post Office statement on Historical Convictions – potential future appeals

Post Office said today that it is contacting people it previously prosecuted - mainly former postmasters - to assist them in potentially appealing their historical convictions. This follows an extensive review of relevant historical prosecutions brought by Post Office since 1999, which has been conducted by criminal law specialists, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP.
To date, a total of 45 his

4 May 2021 07:00

Post Office joins DEC Coronavirus appeal providing 11,500 branch locations where donations can be made

Post Office joins DEC Coronavirus Appeal which has been extended to provide urgent life-saving assistance in India

28 April 2021 09:00

BankHubs launch to provide communities with vital cash and banking services from their local Post Office

Two ‘BankHubs’ have opened as part of the Communities Access to Cash Pilots (CACP) initiative. The new centres in Rochford and Cambuslang will provide local customers with basic banking and cash services, as well as dedicated rooms where they can see community bankers from their own bank.

23 April 2021 11:09

Post Office apologises for serious failures in historical prosecutions

Quashing of historical convictions is significant milestone Post Office stopped prosecutions many years ago Fundamental reform of operations and culture implemented
The Post Office today sincerely apologises for serious failures in its historical conduct of prosecutions of postmasters, resulting in the Court of Appeal formally overturning convictions - that occurred between 2003 to 2013 - in

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