Who is responsible for the Post Office scandal?
Since the rollout of the faulty Horizon system, thousands of Post Office branch managers have been wrongly accused of offences including theft and fraud.
Many of those affected have spent the past 15 years pursuing justice, having been left in financial and emotional ruin as they were forced to close the businesses they loved and were dragged through the courts. During their quest to expose the truth, campaigners repeatedly raised concerns with Post Office managers and executives, as well as government ministers. Their concerns were largely ignored.
The broadcast of ITV’s drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office has reinvigorated scrutiny of those at the heart of the scandal, escalating calls for convictions to be overturned and for fair compensation to be paid to victims.
