Article 6HP8Y Paula Vennells to Ed Davey: the people with questions to answer on the Post Office scandal

Paula Vennells to Ed Davey: the people with questions to answer on the Post Office scandal

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Mark Sweney
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Numerous people have been criticised for their role in widespread miscarriage of justice that affected thousands

Over a 16-year period the Post Office wrongfully accused about 3,500 branch owner-operators of theft, fraud and false accounting, resulting in more than 700 prosecutions, despite knowing from at least 2010 that there were faults in the Horizon IT system.

To date no Post Office staff or suppliers have been punished. Here are some of those involved who still have questions to answer for their role in what has frequently been described as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history.

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