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	Podcast:		File on 4
	Episode:		Second Class Citizens: The Post Office IT Scandal
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:36:57
	Publish Date:		2020-02-11 14:50:00
	Description:		In December last year, the Post Office agreed to pay nearly £60 million to more than 550 of its workers and former workers, after losing a High Court battle. It was a key victory for sub-postmasters after a 20-year fight for justice. Many hold the Post Office responsible for destroying their lives by falsely accusing them of theft and fraud. Some ended up in prison, others completely bankrupt - and many have been left with their health and reputations in ruins. File on 4 investigates how the Horizon computer system, brought in to Post Office branches in 2000, could have led to accounting shortfalls at branches - and asks why for years the Post Office denied this was possible, instead pursuing its own sub-postmasters for the money, which may have never been missing in the first place. Reporter: Hayley Hassall Producers: Mick Tucker and Nick Wallis Editor: Carl Johnston
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