30: Ep 30 - Post Office Minister on launch of GLO scheme

In which the Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake explains the new compensation scheme for Postmasters who were part of the High Court group litigation, declares the Historical Shortfall Scheme fit for purpose, says he wants people held to account over the Horizon scandal and appears ready to support a Duty of Candour law if it prevents something similar happening again. After the interview with Mr Hollinrake, Nick speaks once more to Lee Castleton, a likely applicant to the scheme, nineteen years to the day after Post Office auditors walked into Lee's branch and closed it down, setting him on the path to bankruptcy and ruining his life. Government's compensation scheme for Group Litigation Subpostmasters: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/compensation-scheme-for-group-litigation-order-case-postmasters Post Office Horizon IT inquiry legal advice on bankruptcies: https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/legal-opinion-catherine-addy-kc-matters-relating-bankruptcy-and-compensation A longer interview with Lee Castleton: https://audioboom.com/posts/8156279-ep-10-lee-castleton-justice-for-subpostmasters-alliance-founding-member Rebecca's Substack page: https://rebeccathomson.substack.com Nick's Post Office Scandal website: https://www.postofficescandal.uk/donate/ Nick's book: https://bathpublishing.com/products/the-great-post-office-scandal-updated-pbk Rebecca's first investigation for Computer Weekly in 2009: https://www.computerweekly.com/news Update Description

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Journalists Rebecca Thomson and Nick Wallis cover the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT scandal which led to the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK legal history. Hundreds of people were wrongly criminalised, thousands lost money and when the Post Office and government realised what they had been doing, they covered it up. To date, no one has been held accountable. Made with thanks to Whistledown for their production support.