VICTIMS OF SECOND POST OFFICE SCANDAL TO RECEIVE ‘RECOGNITION’ – UK Government to provide payments ahead of full compensation
The UK government is set to provide ‘recognition’ payments to victims of the Post Office Capture system ahead of full compensation.
Former sub-postmasters and their families eligible for redress have been informed that the initial amount — still to be finalised — could be around £10,000.
Capture was a flawed computer system used by sub-postmasters during the 1990s, preceding the Horizon scandal. A report published last year concluded that the software likely caused accounting errors.
A redress scheme is currently being established for those affected and could be introduced by the end of the summer.
Steve Marston, a former Capture user who was convicted of theft from his Post Office in 1998, acknowledged “quite a lot of progress” during a government meeting but expressed concerns about the slow pace of the process.
Ken Tooby’s late wife, June, was a victim of the Capture system. Ken is currently seriously ill in hospital, and his family has issued a plea to the government to “sort this Capture business as soon as possible”.
June Tooby represented herself in court in 2003, challenging the Post Office over its “faulty” software system.
The evidence she gathered contributed to the Kroll investigation into Capture, which concluded there was a “reasonable likelihood” the software had caused accounting errors.
