Summary
Betty Brown, aged 92, has been awarded an OBE for her efforts to achieve justice for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. This IT system led to over 900 sub-postmasters being wrongly prosecuted, and thousands like Betty were forced to cover false financial shortfalls. After a long legal fight, Betty received compensation from the government.
Key Facts
- Betty Brown, 92, received an OBE for campaigning against wrongful prosecutions related to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
- The Horizon IT system wrongly caused over 900 sub-postmasters to be prosecuted due to incorrect data.
- Betty and her husband spent more than £50,000 of their savings to cover non-existent losses caused by the system.
- She was part of a group of 555 original victims who took legal action against the Post Office.
- Betty received compensation from a government scheme, choosing a fixed sum of £75,000 or an individual settlement.
- The government has paid over £1.3 billion to more than 10,000 victims of the scandal.
- The scandal has been recognized as a major miscarriage of justice in the UK.
- The Post Office has apologized for the impact of the Horizon system on postmasters and their families.
