Post Office Horizon IT scandal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Post_Office_Horizon_IT_scandal

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Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law political scandal
gptkbp:apologyBy	gptkb:UK_Government gptkb:Post_Office_Ltd
gptkbp:category	political scandal public inquiry British legal history miscarriage of justice IT failure legal scandal
gptkbp:cause	accounting discrepancies software errors
gptkbp:compensationFund	gptkb:Post_Office_Historical_Shortfall_Scheme
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:estimatedFinancialLoss	tens of millions of pounds
gptkbp:estimatedWrongfulConvictions	over 700
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Post Office Horizon IT scandal
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:Fujitsu gptkb:Post_Office_Ltd sub-postmasters
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:ITV gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:Private_Eye
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Alan_Bates gptkb:James_Arbuthnot gptkb:Jo_Hamilton gptkb:Kevan_Jones gptkb:Lord_Arbuthnot gptkb:Lord_Falconer gptkb:Noel_Thomas gptkb:Paula_Vennells gptkb:Seema_Misra gptkb:Sir_Wyn_Williams gptkb:Tom_Hedges gptkb:Nick_Read gptkb:Karl_Turner
gptkbp:parliamentaryDebate	gptkb:House_of_Commons gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office
gptkbp:publicInquiryStartDate	2021
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Criminal_Cases_Review_Commission gptkb:UK_Government gptkb:Horizon_IT_system gptkb:Justice_for_Subpostmasters_Alliance gptkb:Post_Office_Ltd_v_Bates_&_Ors High Court of Justice
gptkbp:resultedIn	public inquiry compensation schemes financial losses imprisonment of sub-postmasters quashed convictions wrongful prosecutions
gptkbp:softwareSupplier	gptkb:Fujitsu
gptkbp:startDate	1999
gptkbp:topic	gptkb:Horizon_computer_system
gptkbp:victim	over 700
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mr._Bates_vs_The_Post_Office
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5