‘Platitudes’ hide struggle as Post Office scandal redress scheme closing date announced | Computer Weekly Scheme for group that took the Post Office to court and exposed the widest miscarriage of justice in history to be completed by the year’s end.

Post Office GLO Redress Scheme Closing — But "Platitudes" Hide the Struggle,
The government has announced end of the Group Litigation Order (GLO) redress scheme #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666417...

Capita lacked ‘detail and thoroughness’ in planning botched Civil Service Pension Scheme takeover | Computer Weekly CEO of former civil service pension administrator claims Capita’s pre-take-over processes were inadequate

MyCSP CEO: Capita "Did Not Leverage" Our 12 Years of Experience — And Dress Rehearsals Were Inadequate Duncan Watson, MyCSP CEO of outgoing pension fires back www.computerweekly.com/news/3666418...

Keir Starmer was warned about Post Office prosecution practices as director of public prosecutions | Computer Weekly A Horizon scandal victim wrote to Keir Starmer in 2011, when he was director of public prosecutions for the CPS, alerting him to the Post Office’s controversial prosecution practices.

Keir Starmer Was Warned About Post Office Prosecutions in 2011 — CPS Told Complainant to "Direct Concerns to Government" Raises questions over his claim to have known nothing about them. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666410...

Fujitsu HQ injects more money into flagging UK arm as subpostmasters wait for fair redress #PostOfficeScandal Fujitsu injects another £80m into UK arm amid Post Office scandal fallout | Computer Weekly

Post Office scandal supplier Fujitsu to cut nearly 10% of UK workforce | Computer Weekly Troubled IT supplier announces voluntary redundancy programme with hundreds of UK jobs set to be cut.

Fujitsu to cut almost 10% of UK workforces as #PostOfficeScandal bites www.computerweekly.com/news/3666410...

Second Post Office Capture conviction referred to appeal court | Computer Weekly Conviction of 30 years has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Second Post Office Capture System Conviction Referred to Court of Appeal. Steve Marston’s reaction this morning :"It feels like a massive weight has been lifted. Obviously this is a massive step forward, but there's still a hell of a long way to go yet." www.computerweekly.com/news/3666406...

Capita left to deal with 13,000 civil service pension cases over a year old | Computer Weekly More details of the Civil Services Pension Scheme administration backlog left to Capita revealed in parliamentary committee hearing.

When will MyCSP face a grilling from MPs for the mess it left the Civil Service pension admin in. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666407...

Post Office still can’t find evidence for 1,400 scandal redress claimants, while people die waiting | Computer Weekly Finding evidence for events that took place decades ago is a challenge for many subpostmasters seeking compensation through the Post Office Horizon Shortfall Scheme.

Post Office Horizon Scandal: 1,400 Victims Still in Limbo — Evidence "Cannot Be Found" www.computerweekly.com/news/3666408...

DWP finally seeks reviewer of its subpostmaster prosecutions | Computer Weekly The government wants review of over 100 prosecutions of subpostmaster by the department of work and pensions

DWP eventually begins recruitment of independent reviewer of its subpostmaster prosecutions. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666406...

MPs asks Lloyds Bank for more information about ‘alarming’ breach | Computer Weekly Treasury Committee Chair requests more information about the IT problem experienced by Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Banking Group faces MPs’ questions Over "Alarming" Data Breach www.computerweekly.com/news/3666403...

Contactless payment limit removal will happen overnight, but change won’t | Computer Weekly Banks will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits from 19 March 2026, following rule change by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

UK Scraps £100 Contactless Payment Limit - But Will Banks Actually Raise It? As of March 19, 2026, the UK's £100 contactless payment cap is officially gone - but don't expect unlimited spending just yet. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666403...

IBM takes a second shot at Post Office contract to replace Horizon | Computer Weekly The US tech giant is bidding for a £323m contract to replace the Post Office’s flawed Horizon IT system, aiming to modernise services and migrate to the cloud, a decade after its previous attempt was ...

IBM back in for Post Office Horizon replacement project 11 years after it was paid to walk away #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666398...

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Capita secures decade-long government contract amid failure in public sight | Computer Weekly Outsourcing firm has won ten-year contract to supply government departments with tech enabled business services

These government suppliers seem to be so embedded that winning contracts is a formality, regardless of track record. Fujitsu is another case in point www.computerweekly.com/news/3666397...

Scandal victim gets leave to appeal decision to split case against Post Office and Fujitsu | Computer Weekly Prominent scandal victim given leave to appeal High Court decision in his legal action against the Post Office and Fujitsu

Former subpostmaster Lee Castleton has been granted leave to appeal a High Court decision that would have split his fraud claim against Fujitsu and the Post Office into separate trials. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666397...

Civil service veteran ‘incandescent’ as wait for pension hits four months amid outsourcing mess | Computer Weekly Public servant of over 40 years, who has been waiting four months for pension payments to begin, says government has lost control.

When public sector outsourcing goes wrong, it's not just a contract failure - people's lives are effected. Read more about Capita and the civil servuce pension disaster www.computerweekly.com/news/3666396...

Santander and Mastercard complete test of AI-initiated payment | Computer Weekly Bank and payments giant complete first payment initiated by artificial intelligence in a controlled environment.

AI Agents come for your jobs first and then your money. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666397...

NS&I seeks Bank of England counsel over project disaster | Computer Weekly The Bank of England’s successful IT transformation, praised by the National Audit Office, is being used as a model for government departments, including NS&I, which faces a failing IT project.

NS&I's "Full-Spectrum Disaster" Seeks Inspiration from Bank of England's £800bn IT Success Story
Success in government IT is so rare, it’s like an archaeological find. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666396...

UK government commits £483m to Post Office for IT transformation | Computer Weekly The UK government is to provide the next round of funding to support the Post Office’s move away from its controversial Fujitsu Horizon IT system.

What's anout half a billion quid when you are an arms' length government organisation #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666393...

Email from 1999 reveals Post Office ECCO+ system crash problems | Computer Weekly ECCO+ system experienced freezes during transactions, which could have left Post Office branch account discrepancies

The government needs to properly investigate claims made about ECCO+. No stone should be left unturned in Post Office scandal which goes way beyond Horizon. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666389...

Minister wants ‘logical conclusion’ to review of digital evidence in light of Post Office scandal | Computer Weekly House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court.

House of Lords Moves to Kill "Computers Are Always Right" Legal Presumption and minister's ambiguous response #PostOffiuceScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666392...

Eradicating Fujitsu and Horizon from the Post Office, step by step | Computer Weekly Post Office chief technology officer tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches.

I interviewed the CTO heading up the Horizon replacement project at the Post Office. Read my write-for more detail than ever before #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666390...

UK government risks ‘perpetuating’ Post Office injustice through response to Capture appeals | Computer Weekly Peers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software.

The government risks perpetuating Post Office scandal through second class treatment of former Capture users www.computerweekly.com/news/3666391...

Government bank digital project a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ exposing taxpayers to risk | Computer Weekly National Savings and Investments is unable to tell Public Accounts Committee the cost of its modernisation programme.

The UK's National Savings & Investments digital transformation is turning into a disaster www.computerweekly.com/news/3666389...

Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship | Computer Weekly Capita is to “fast-track” any technology, including artificial intelligence that can help it clear a backlog in civil service pension work

Capita "Overwhelmed" by Civil Service Pension Scheme Takeover Disaster: 16,000 Unread Emails & 20 Million Database Errors www.computerweekly.com/news/3666390...

Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away | Computer Weekly Government indicates that there are so far 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed

DWP Dragging Feet on Subpostmaster Prosecution Review - Over a Year Later, Still No Action #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666390...

Fujitsu will be out by next summer, says Post Office CTO | Computer Weekly Post Office’s project to replace its controversial core system, will contract suppliers by the summer of this year

Fujitsu will be out before summer 2027 says Post Office CTO - clearest message yet with some detail here #PostOfficeScandal More to come www.computerweekly.com/news/3666389...

Minister responds to criticism of Post Office Capture redress scheme | Computer Weekly Subpostmaster redress claim on ‘pause’ as UK government agrees to look at complaints about scheme for those who suffered hardship from using the Post Office Capture system.

Government minister responds to complaints about Post Office Capture redress scheme www.computerweekly.com/news/3666388... #PostOfficeScandal

CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long | Computer Weekly IT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally.

Last week I had an interesting conversation with Russell Goodenough, head of AI a at CGI.
He says that the job title of AI head is transitory and will not exist in a few years www.computerweekly.com/news/3666386...

History repeats itself in Post Office Capture redress scheme with low-ball offers made | Computer Weekly Early signs show that former Post Office Capture users face derisory initial compensation offers and face impossible appeals process

Are subpostmasters that suffered at the hands of Post Office after unexplained shortfalls while using the Capture system being treated as second class claimamts? #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666382...