Coppy: Victim of the second post scandal to receive “recognition” payments before compensation

The government will show “recognition” payments to the victims of the office conquest of posts before receiving full compensation.

Former subpost masters and their families, who are entitled to reparation, were announced that the initial amount that still has to be completed could be £ 10,000.

Capture was a faulty computer system that was used by sub -postmasters in the 1990s – beforehand The horizont scandal.

A report last year showed that the software probably led to errors in accounting.

A recovery scheme is currently being set up for those affected and could possibly be introduced until the end of summer.

Steve Marston, a capture user who was stolen from his post in 1996 due to theft, describes “quite a lot of progress” at a government meeting, but has expressed concerns about the pace.

He said to Sky News: “I am more than happy that the compensation scheme will be set up as soon as possible.

“None of us are guaranteed how long we will be here. We just want people to see recognition as soon as possible.”

Ken Toobys late wife June was a conquest victim. Ken is seriously ill in the hospital, so that his family has sent the government a plea to “sort this captivity as soon as possible”.

June Tooby came to court in 2003 and asked the post office for his “incorrect” software system.

The evidence that she put together led to the Kroll examination of the recording, in which the conclusion came that the software gave an “reasonable probability” that caused the software.

Another victim who wanted to remain anonymous said Sky News that he was “frustrated” about the slow progress of reparation and described it as “like teeth”.

He also made concerns about the interpers that may be “too low” and claimed that the government could try “keeping people sweet”.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is currently investigating 28 convictions and hopes that decisions will be made as to whether cases will be forwarded to the Court of Appeal by the end of the year.

Neil Hudgell, lawyer for victims of capture, said there was a “positive dialogue” at the recent meeting between government officials and families.

“The real frustration is the time it takes because the processes are involved,” he said. “I can see why it would take as long as it has.

“But [victims] I just want to see peace and to see the end … there is a really acute need that ends. “

On Timescales, he said there were “no guarantees”, but an “estimate” was that the reparation “would begin in the second half of the year”.

Mr. Hudgell said he was “disappointed” if the CCRC had not been condemned by the CCRC this autumn.

“I don't emphasize how much work you have – it contains several cases … I think you now have enough evidence to formulate a decision,” he said.

A spokesman for the business and trade division said: “Postmasters have already suffered immeasurable suffering, and we continue to listen to those who shared their stories about the capture system.

“It is our absolute priority to ensure that postmaster is treated with dignity and respect.

“Officials met with postmasters [on Wednesday] as part of our engagement to develop an effective and fair reparation process for the people affected by the recording.

“We will continue to update the development of the reparation mechanism in the course of progress.”

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