Hot topics close

'Ignored' IT expert claims he warned Post Office of Horizon flaws 20 years ago

Ignored IT expert claims he warned Post Office of Horizon flaws 20 years 
ago
An IT expert claims he warned the Post Office of flaws in the Horizon scheme 20 years ago, but was ignored. Jason Coyne analysed data for the Cleveleys branch in Lancashire in 2003, and found what he described as “significant discrepancies” in the sof

An IT expert claims he warned the Post Office of flaws in the Horizon scheme 20 years ago, but was ignored.

Jason Coyne analysed data for the Cleveleys branch in Lancashire in 2003, and found what he described as “significant discrepancies” in the software.

In an interview with ITV on Wednesday (January 10), Mr Coyne said: “I feel very sad that action wasn’t taken back in 2003 because the data was there.”

More than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted of fraud and theft between 1999 and 2015 after a fault in the Horizon software created discrepancies in their accounts, making it look like money was missing.

Similar news
News Archive
  • Myeloid tissue
    Myeloid tissue
    Global Leukemia Treatment Drugs Market Outlook 2019-2025: GSK, Pfizer, Novartis AG, Roche, Celgene, Biogen ...
    28 Jul 2019
    2
  • Rolling Stones
    Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger & current members have nearly £1billion in the bank
    2 Jul 2022
    2
  • Yoji Harada
    Yoji Harada
    Yoji Harada the Miami Ink Legend Dies and Can Never Be Replaced · Guardian Liberty Voice
    27 Mar 2019
    6
  • TCL S Series
    TCL S Series
    TCL's new flagship mini-LED TV promises to break the brightness barrier with an incredible 6500 nits
    17 Mar 2024
    3
This week's most popular news