Fujitsu may have to repay ‘fortune’ spent on Post Office scandal, Chalk says
by Sammy Gecsoyler and agency from on (#6HRTM)
Justice secretary says if firm behind Horizon IT software is found culpable, ministers would seek proper recompense'
Fujitsu should repay the fortune" spent on the Post Office scandal if it is found culpable, the justice secretary has suggested, as pressure increases on the firm behind the faulty Horizon software.
If the statutory inquiry into the saga, which resumes on Thursday, finds the scale of the incompetence is as we might imagine", ministers would want to secure proper recompense on behalf of the taxpayer", Alex Chalk said.
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