CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office Prosecutions Debate
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Peter Gibson
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CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office Prosecutions
Peter Gibson Excerpts(4 years, 2 months ago)
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Paul Scully
Let us see what the result is from Sir Wyn Williams’ investigations and inquiry in the first place. Compensation is a matter for the Post Office, which has talked about the historical shortfall scheme. It wants to ensure that people who are wrongfully convicted are compensated accordingly.
Peter Gibson (Darlington) (Con)
I welcome the Minister’s decision to seek justice for sub-postmasters. What steps is he taking to support victims of this scandal now, and to ensure that such mistakes never happen again?
Paul Scully
On what we can do, we can look for those answers now—not in five or 10 years’ time. These people have suffered enough. They need answers, and they need to be able to draw a line under the stigma that has been attached to so many. That is why the independent inquiry needs to report back, hopefully within around a year, to be able to draw that line for them.