UK government urged to review £2bn in Fujitsu contracts amid Horizon scandal

Japanese company's Horizon IT system caused accounting errors that were blamed on subpostmasters

Pressure is mounting on the government to review more than 2bn in new contracts awarded to Fujitsu since a court ruling in 2019 found its Horizon IT system caused accounting errors that were blamed on more than 900 subpostmasters who were then wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office.

The Japanese company, which continues to hold the prestigious status of being a key strategic supplier" making more than 100m annually from government work despite the scandal, has won 101 new contracts worth 2.04bn since the landmark legal ruling.