Former Post Office chair warns of fresh Horizon-style scandal in the making

01/10/2024 15:52 The Guardian

Henry Staunton tells inquiry of risk if staff involved in prosecutions are not fired before new IT system is rolled outThe former chair of the Post Office has warned of another Horizon-style scandal if so-called “untouchable” investigators and executives involved in the prosecution of sub-postmasters are not fired before the organisation rolls out its new IT system.Henry Staunton, who was sacked by the then business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, in January, said there there were still millions of pounds in dispute between what sub-postmasters and the Post Office have recorded. Continue reading...

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