Delays in redress for the Horizon scandal

The system set up to compensate the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal continues to be plagued by slowness and bureaucracy. More than a year after Parliament's warnings, thousands of ex-subpostmasters are still waiting to receive payments.

The situation, as reported, sees taxpayers bearing the costs while those directly affected are forced to wait. Fujitsu, the company at the center of the scandal for the defective software, has not yet contributed financially to the redress.

Background of the Horizon scandal

The Horizon scandal saw hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly accused of theft and false accounting due to errors in the Horizon software provided by Fujitsu. Many have suffered devastating consequences, including job loss, bankruptcy and even detention.