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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Sweney

Post Office inquiry poised to hear present-day staff deliver their verdict

A red and white Post Office sign, illumninated
The inquiry sent a survey to every current post office operator in the UK, as well as those who are part of compensation schemes. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA

To date, the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has heard or received written testimony from more than 500 witnesses over 152 days of hearings, amassing a vast paper mountain of evidence.

What has been exposed has been a litany of cover-ups and poor management, as well as an at-best dysfunctional relationship with supervising government ministers stretching over decades. This is in addition to the many harrowing stories from post office operators the panel has heard.

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