General · 23 October 2025
Post Office Victims Say Compensation Worse Than Original Injustice in Leaked Letter
A leaked letter from victims commissioner Baroness Newlove to the Post Office minister reveals that victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal view compensation schemes as “worse than the original injustice.” Victims criticized the process for low offers, delays, adversarial demands for decades-old paperwork, and pressure not to claim. The letter urges government reforms including review of early cases and questions ongoing ties with Fujitsu, creator of the Horizon system.
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