Once the inquiry has “established all the facts”, then the government will act, a spokesperson said.
It comes after Fujitsu Europe’s boss said the firm has a “moral obligation” to provide compensation.
It comes after Fujitsu Europe’s boss said the firm has a “moral obligation” to provide compensation.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the enquiry would establish responsibility for the scandal.
“The inquiry does need to establish the facts, but we’re keen to be as prepared as possible to act at the appropriate point,” the spokesman said.
“It’s important that we don’t do anything that would jeopardise our approach and we will set up these discussions so that we can move as quickly as possible, but it’s right that we establish culpability fully,” he added.
Over a 15-year period, more than 700 branch managers were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud, based on faulty software which made it appear as though money was missing from their branches.
The Post Office also forced at least 4,000 branch managers to pay back cash based on the flawed data.
It comes after Fujitsu Europe’s boss said the firm has a “moral obligation” to provide compensation.
Once the inquiry has “established all the facts”, then the government will act, a spokesperson said.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the enquiry would establish responsibility for the scandal.
It comes after Fujitsu Europe’s boss said the firm has a “moral obligation” to provide compensation.
It comes after Fujitsu Europe’s boss said the firm has a “moral obligation” to provide compensation.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the enquiry would establish responsibility for the scandal.
“The inquiry does need to establish the facts, but we’re keen to be as prepared as possible to act at the appropriate point,” the spokesman said.
“It’s important that we don’t do anything that would jeopardise our approach and we will set up these discussions so that we can move as quickly as possible, but it’s right that we establish culpability fully,” he added.
Over a 15-year period, more than 700 branch managers were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud, based on faulty software which made it appear as though money was missing from their branches.
The Post Office also forced at least 4,000 branch managers to pay back cash based on the flawed data.
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