Post Office used racist term for Black people, documents show

Some of the 39 post office operators celebrate outside court after their convictions were overturned in April 2021. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

Lawyers investigating post office operators in the Horizon computer scandal used a racist term to categorise Black workers, according to documents released to campaigners.

Investigators were asked to group suspects based on racial features, the results of a freedom of information request found.