MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims
Summary
Members of the UK Parliament have called on Fujitsu, the Japanese company that supplied faulty software to the UK Post Office, to make an immediate payment to victims of a major legal scandal. The software errors led to many post office workers being wrongly prosecuted, and thousands are still waiting for compensation.Key Facts
- Fujitsu provided the Horizon software to the UK Post Office, which malfunctioned and caused accounting errors.
- These errors led to wrongful prosecutions of many post office workers.
- The scandal is considered one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK history.
- A parliamentary committee urges Fujitsu to make an immediate payment toward the £1.5 billion compensation fund for victims.
- Fujitsu admitted knowing about flaws in the software since the 1990s but has not yet paid toward compensation.
- There are three compensation schemes for victims to seek redress, with the largest offering fixed sums or higher amounts through appeals.
- A public inquiry found that the Post Office and its advisers were often harsh toward victims seeking compensation.
- Fujitsu is still negotiating with the UK government on its financial contribution after a report by a retired judge is published.
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