The public inquiry into why more than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted is not expected to publish its final report until autumn 2025 - meaning any potential criminal charges may not be filed until 2026 at the earliest.
The criminal investigation into the Post Office scandal is to be expanded, with 80 detectives set to be involved. The Metropolitan Police started examining possible offences, including perjury and perverting the course of justice, in January 2020. This is now widening to forces across the UK as a public inquiry into the scandal progresses. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting because of a faulty IT system called Horizon.
'Given the significant scale of the investigation, it has been agreed by the National Police Chiefs' Council that the next phase of the investigation will be a national policing effort, coordinated by the Met, with the pursuit of justice at its heart. 'We do not underestimate the seriousness of the task at hand and we are determined to carry out a full investigation with independence, precision and integrity.
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