Fujitsu Says It Will Pay Compensation in Post Office Scandal

Post Office boss says compensation bill may total £1 billion
UK government moving to quash convictions of sub-postmasters

WATCH: “We did have bugs and errors in the system, and we did help the Post Office in their prosecutions of the sub-postmasters,” says Fujitsu executive Paul Patterson. “For that we are truly sorry.”Source: Bloomberg

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By Lucy White

January 16, 2024 at 11:47 AM UTC

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January 17, 2024 at 12:40 AM UTC

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An executive at Fujitsu Ltd., whose software contributed to improper convictions of UK Post Office sub-postmasters, said the company has a “moral responsibility” to help provide redress for those who suffered as a result.

“I am personally appalled by the evidence we have seen,” Paul Patterson, Europe director at Fujitsu Services Limited, told the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee on Tuesday. “I think there is a moral obligation for the company to contribute.”