The long -awaited first report of the scandal investigation of the Horizon post office office is bare not only the devastating personal balance sheet of one of the greatest errors of justice in British legal history, but also the failure of the government of the government and the post office to provide significant reparation.
The first report by Sir Wyn Williams documents with strong clarity how hundreds of sub -maids, wrongly accused of theft and fraud due to the defective computer system, have lost their livelihoods, their houses, their reputations – and in some cases, their lives.
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It is believed that thirteen people followed their lives following the scandal.
Fifty-nine envisaged.
He speaks of alcohol dependence, serious mental illness and bankruptcy – all tear families and leaving behind a heartbreaking heritage.
But if scandal was a failure of justice, the answer has become a second injustice.
Technical criticism
The report is essential, at a fairly technical level, on the complexity, delays and bureaucracy of repair regimes that have left the victims pending full years.
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‘It stole me a lot’
Hundreds of whom died before seeing a “complete and fair repair”.
Although Sir Wyn is just for the government and the post office declares that he believes that their commitment to provide the above has been in “good faith”, he concludes that this has not been achieved for each victim, describing “formidable” difficulties.
There are 19 recommendations – including a push to ensure consistency in the four repair regimes, with a agreed and public definition of “complete and fair repair”.
Compensation
Among them, members of the family of victims should be compensated and a permanent public body established to manage future reparation plans in the future.
In addition, Fujitsu, the post office and the government are expected to engage in formal restorative justice programs.
There was also a flavor of what will happen in the final report later this year or next year.
The report revealed that Fujitsu and the staff of post offices knew that Horizon could produce false data but hid for this, maintaining a false precision story.
One of the most important things now, however, is how and when the government, the post office and Fujitsu officially respond.
Sir Wyn also established a deadline of October 10, 2025 for this.
The victims of this scandal waited long enough.