Post Office statement on Southwark Crown Court appeals
Southwark Crown Court today (18 November 2021) formally acquitted six former postmasters, in appeals uncontested by Post Office. The cases from 2001 -2012 were referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) and relate to convictions in Magistrates’ Courts in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office is extremely sorry for historical failu