The Post Office Horizon scandal involved around 1,000 subpostmasters wrongfully prosecuted, marking a severe miscarriage of justice. The first volume of the public inquiry's report revealed awareness of errors in the Legacy Horizon system before its change in 2010. Criticism was directed towards the Post Office for its adversarial approach to compensation, revealing a lack of understanding about providing financial redress for victims. The report highlights significant human impact as experienced by the affected subpostmasters and their struggle for justice.
The Post Office Horizon scandal saw approximately 1,000 subpostmasters wrongfully prosecuted in what has been dubbed the worst miscarriage of justice in British legal history.
Chairman Sir Wyn Williams concluded that a number of senior people at the organisation were aware that the system, known as Legacy Horizon, was capable of error up until it was changed in 2010.
The chairman's 162-page report criticised the unnecessarily adversarial attitude of the Post Office and its advisers towards making compensation offers to victims.
Lead campaigner and former subpostmistress Jo Hamilton said the report shows the full scale of the horror that they unleashed on us.
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