Commenting on a long-read article by the Criminal Cases Review Commission entitled 'Why all Post Office convictions cannot be referred at once', a Post Office spokesperson said:
“We are doing our utmost to encourage anyone who believes they were wrongly convicted to appeal.
“That is why we asked the independent Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to also make contact with people whose c
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“We welcome Sir Wyn’s interim report and share his view that victims of the Horizon scandal must be provided with full compensation, fairly and consistently. This remains our priority.
“Across Post Office’s compensation arrangements, offers totalling more than £120m have been made to around 2,500 Postmasters, with the majority of these agreed and paid. Inter
Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for documents held by Post Office’s Security Team during the period 2008 – 2011, a document was released that contained racist and offensive language.
Post Office does not tolerate racism in any shape or form. The language and classifications used in the historical document is completely abhorrent and condemned by today’s Post Office.
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Post Office has appointed Burges Salmon to advise it in relation to the ongoing Horizon IT Inquiry.
Following careful consideration that began last year, culminating in a decision by the Post Office Board in January 2023 that a new law firm should be appointed, a competitive tender exercise was carried out via the Crown Commercial Service’s framework.
Burges Salmon, working in an integrat
Amanda Burton, who joined the Board of Post Office Limited as a Non-Executive Director on Tuesday 27 April as the planned successor to Chair the Remuneration Committee, has completed her investigation into the error with a sub-metric on the Transformation Incentive Scheme for 2021-22.
The final report has been sent to the Minister for Postal Affairs, Kevin Hollinrake MP, who has asked that it s
Commenting on the release of a historical document disclosed via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office does not tolerate racism in any shape or form. The language used in this historic document is completely abhorrent and condemned by today’s Post Office. We fully support investigations into Post Office’s past wrong doings and believe the Horizon
Commenting on an FCA announcement on strengthened controls to reduce the risk of money laundering at Post Offices, a Post Office spokesperson said:
“We welcome today’s FCA announcement seeking to ensure that legitimate customers can continue to benefit from Post Office’s everyday banking services.
“We have been warning since last December that cash deposit limits were having a detrimental
The Post Office has announced it has increased total Postmaster remuneration by £26 million for the 2023-24 financial year.
Commenting on the UK Government’s announcement that people in Northern Ireland will receive a £600 Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment from mid-January, Nick Read, Chief Executive at the Post Office, said:
“Our 500 Post Offices across Northern Ireland are at the heart of their communities and Postmasters are preparing for the vital role they will play in getting people the
Post Office is pleased to have secured an agreement with Evri to trial in-branch sales, parcel pick-ups and drop-offs
Post Office comments on the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) decision
Post Office Chief Executive Nick Read has announced a one-off payment and a package of remuneration improvements to help support Postmasters during the cost of living crisis.
The Post Office has over 11,500 branches across the UK, 97% of these are run with retail partners on an agency or franchise basis. 99.7% of the population live within 3 miles of a Post Office and 93% live within 1 mile. Along with a significant online business, we are the biggest retail network in the UK, with more branches than all the banks and building societies combined.
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