The Post Office prosecuted over 700 subpostmasters for theft and false accounting despite knowing the software had "bugs, errors, and defects".
The scandal resulted in hundreds of wrongful convictions, bankruptcies, imprisonment (some while pregnant), and at least 13 linked suicides .
In September 2023, the UK Government announced that subpostmasters who had their wrongful convictions overturned would be offered £600,000 each in compensation. Office Scandal – 2023
Between 1999 and 2015, a faulty accounting software called Horizon (developed by Fujitsu) created phantom financial shortfalls in local Post Office branches.
The of 2023 primarily refers to the ongoing fallout and public reckoning of the British Post Office scandal , which gained massive national and international attention through 2023 and early 2024 due to high-profile media coverage and the ITV drama "Mr Bates vs The Post Office". The 2023 Context The Post Office prosecuted over 700 subpostmasters for
While the underlying events began in the late 1990s, 2023 was a pivotal year for accountability and public awareness:
Former Prime Minister Theresa May published The Abuse of Power in 2023, which used the Post Office scandal as a primary example of institutional failure and injustice. Core Elements of the Scandal Between 1999 and 2015, a faulty accounting software
The statutory public inquiry continued throughout the year, examining why the Post Office ignored warnings about its flawed Horizon IT system for over two decades.