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Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry

ChairSir Wyn Williams Established1 Jun 2021 Commissioned byDepartment for Business and Trade

Public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, examining how more than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted based on faulty Fujitsu software between 1999 and 2015.

Announced 19 Feb 2020
Announced 26 Feb 2020
Converted to statutory inquiry 1 Jun 2021
Hearings begin 14 Feb 2022 · 234 sitting days
Hearings begin 15 May 2023
Interim report on compensation 17 Jul 2023
Hearings begin 8 Jan 2024
Hearings begin 13 May 2024
Hearings conclude 17 Dec 2024
Final Report Expected 30 Jun 2025
Final report Volume 1 published 8 Jul 2025
Recommendations 27 tracked
Phase 3 open

Full-text search across 15 hearing transcripts, plus witness statements and exhibits.

Report published
Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry: Final Report · 8 July 2025
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27 recommendations tracked → Government response recorded for all 27
Latest sitting day
17 December 2024
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234 hearing days 222 witnesses 496 documents £80m spent to date

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