Post Office Inquiry

What is the Post Office scandal?

Hundreds of wrongly convicted sub-postmasters have had their convictions quashed.
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  1. Jo Hamilton holds up her OBE medal which is adorned with red ribbons. She has curly, shoulder-length, blonde hair and wears a bright blue outfit including an ornate, ribboned hat, and a matching jacket and blouse.

  2. Stephen Clayman, with short brown hair, wears a dark blue suit with a white shirt and striped navy tie. In the background blurred police officers in plain clothes can be seen sat at work stations.

  3. A man in a black polo shirt in a shop, underneath a red sign with the Post Office logo. The walls around him contain shelves full of goods or are covered in information leaflets.

  4. Man in dark jacket walks past a Post Office branch

  5. Seema Misra holds her OBE and is wearing a blue and gold sari wrapped around her. She is smiling at the camera and has long dark hair.

  6. Former post office workers celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after having their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal in 2021

  7. Tim holds his hand on a golden buzzer used by one of the celebrity judges in ITV's Britain's Got Talent

  8. Group of singers in a selfie - there is a man with a brown beard wearing a white woolly hat in the bottom left, and other people of various ages in the background posing for the camera. The Britain's Got Talent logo and a star symbol form the backdrop.

  9. Two women sit at a table with their arms around each other. Both are smiling and looking into the camera. Empty glasses and candles can be seen in front of them.

  10. Former sub-postmaster Alan Bates in 2024 dressed in suit and tie going through a revolving door

  11. Fiona Elliott has short, blonde hair and has a neutral expression on her face as she walks outside the Clayton Hotel in Belfast. She is wearing a necklace with circular charms on it, as well as a beige suit jacket and a black v-neck top.

  12. Alan Bates, who wears a navy suit and patterned tie, holds up a gold and red medal, in a red presentation box, outside Windsor Castle

  13. Chris Head, pictured outside wearing a black coat with a black bag strap across his body

  14. An elderly man pictured standing alongside his wife in a garden. They both wear glasses and are smiling. It is a sunny day and there are houses behind them.

    15. Michael Keegan

    • A composite graphic showing a Horizon computer terminal and scanner with the Fujitsu logo on screen and signage with the Post Office logo. The graphic is in the Post Office's colours of red and yellow.

    • Princess Anne shaking hands with Seema Misra in a large room with gold and cream walls

    • A woman wearing glasses and a dark jacket. She has long fair hair and is wearing earrings. There are other people - some with cameras - in the background.

    • People walk past an EY office in London with a view of Tower Bridge in the background

    • Betty Brown with short cropped hair and a pink jumper, sat on a sofa

    • Rab Thomson looking right at the camera. He has white, thinning hair. He is sitting on an outdoor couch and is wearing an open green jacket with a light green polo shirt underneath.

      • Billie Piper wearing a black leather jacket. She has long blonde curly hair.

      • David Farry looking into the distance. He is wearing a red jumper and has hazel eyes.

      • Actor Will Mellor with Lee Castleton, the postmaster he portrayed in a drama about the Horizon IT Scandal

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