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#HillsboroughLaw #DutyofCandour #Accountability #PostOfficeScandal #Nottingham #InfectedBlood #Windrush #StateScandals The word they fought thirty-seven years to hear: CANDOUR. This week, ahead of @andyburnham entering Downing Street, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill returns to the House of Commons for its Report Stage and Third Reading. Officials call it that. Everyone else calls it the 'Hillsborough Law'. It was promised in a Manifesto. It was laid before Parliament last September. Then it stalled. From January, the sticking point was narrow and telling: the security services wanted out. They wanted a carve-out from a law whose single purpose is to stop public bodies lying. The government has now conceded there will be none. No exemptions. Not for the intelligence services. Not for anyone. What remains is simple enough to frighten the institutions it binds into telling the truth. A legal Duty of Candour. A criminal offence to mislead an Inquiry or an Inquest. Public funding for bereaved families, so they no longer face the state's lawyers alone and unpaid. Consider what that duty would have meant elsewhere. For years the State owned Post Office told Courts, Ministers and its own Sub-postmasters that Horizon was reliable. It knew otherwise. Men and women were prosecuted on that lie; some went to prison, some did not live to be exonerated. A duty of candour, criminally enforced, is the law that turns that type of egregious conduct from a scandal into an offence. Ninety-seven people were unlawfully killed at Hillsborough in 1989. Their families spent decades being told a lie was the truth. They wrote the remedy themselves. From the Commons, it goes to the Lords. Watch who resists it there, and why. share.google/clDVIsgVyKLD7UP… – at Cap-d'Ail, France

#PostOfficeScandal #RobinGarbutt #Malkinson #MiscarriagesofJustice Criminal Cases Review Commission told to urgently improve after Malkinson failings Watchdog criticises ‘lack of proactive, effective casework quality assurance’ but says CCRC ultimately fit for purpose theguardian.com/law/2026/jul… @hanksoff03 @ElCShaikh @BBCEmmaSimpson

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#PostOfficeScandal #FUJITSU #Sorry #Apology #Ethics #Accountability #Redress #Honour Real apologies come with changed behaviour and action. Everything else is manipulation dressed as regret. 2 Years since being FORCED by the Court of Public Opinion to break their silence and apologise, still no sign of them honouring their 'moral obligation'. @fujitsu_uk @Fujitsu_Global @FujitsuAmerica @PostOffInquiry @hmtreasury @biztradegovuk @CommonsBTC @liambyrnemp @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons @CastletonLee @brianwhelton @mariaspears @Karlfl @mkiceburnmarko @CWUPostmaster @voiceofthePM @NigelRailton @nickwallis @TimBushLondon

#PostOfficeScandal #CorporateAccountability #Fujitsu #UKBusiness FUJITSU'S MASTERCLASS IN CRISIS MISMANAGEMENT: How to Dodge £1 Billion While Pocketing Government Millions Remember Fujitsu? The tech giant that swore blind their Horizon system was "infallible" while it systematically conspired to destroyed hundreds of innocent lives? Well, they're at it again. Here's the rap sheet: ⚖️29 known bugs. ⚖️Remote access capabilities they denied existed. ⚖️A £150,000 payment to Post Office for data breaches swept under the carpet. ⚖️Their own 'Litigation Support Unit' conspiring with Post Office to prosecute Sub-Postmasters with data they KNEW was unchecked and unreliable. The smoking gun? Anne Chambers was actually a Fujitsu Whistleblower. She flagged the dodgy data in a memo back in 2006. Corporate response? Cricket sounds 🦗🦗🦗 Fast forward to today's farce: Director Paul Patterson's hollow apologies in front of a Select Committee and at the Inquiry nearly 2 years ago. "We'll contribute to compensation," he promised. Amount paid to date? Zero. Zilch. Nada. Meanwhile, in a move that would make Yes Minister's Sir Humphrey blush, Fujitsu has discovered a loophole worthy of Olympic gymnastics. They're not bidding for "new" contracts (how noble!) – they're just quietly extending existing ones. The haul? A cool half-billion pounds over the coming years. Let's recap: Taxpayers cough up over £1 Billion for victims. Fujitsu trousers £500m+ in Government contracts. Fujitsu's contribution to the clean-up? See above re: zilch. They're "hiding behind the Public Inquiry" – that time-honoured British tradition of kicking Scandals into the long grass until everyone hopefully forgets. Except we already know what happened. Lord Justice Fraser spelled it out in 2020. The evidence is there in black and white. The real kicker? 5,000 UK jobs hang in the balance while Senior Fujitsu Executives play a three-card trick game with accountability. Time for the UK Government to show some backbone: No compensation, no contracts. Time for Fujitsu HQ in Tokyo to replace the Management of FSL. @fujitsu_uk @Fujitsu_Global @AmbJapanUK @JAPANinUK @postoffice @CastletonLee @Janetsk20073533 @LucieB1228922 @liambyrnemp @hmtreasury @darrenpjones @sumostatscom @sumo @japantimes

#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #Fujitsu #PostOffice #HumanRightsAbuse #Compensation. Government accepts all but one of the 19 Recommendations made by the Public Inquiry in Vol 1 of Sir Wyn Wiliiams Report. Issues still remain with the Process. Not enough resource allocated to assess claims. Takes too long. Over-engineered and too many questions are asked. The BIG question for Victims - When will they all finally get paid ❓ @BBCEmmaSimpson @darrenpjones @Keir_Starmer @peterkyle @biztradegovuk @fujitsu_uk @Fujitsu_Global @AmbJapanUK @BBCBreakfast @BBCNews @hudgellsol @NeilHudgell @tonydowney67 @CastletonLee @Janetsk20073533 @chrish9070 @andyverity @DanNeidle @TomWitherow @edwardhenry1 @liambyrnemp @CommonsBTC @TimBushLondon @VarchasPatel @Jusmasel2015

#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #FUJITSU #MrBatesvsThePostOffice Fujitsu's Deafening Silence: A Masterclass in How to Destroy a Brand The smouldering wreckage of the Post Office Scandal has rightfully consumed the reputations of many, but let us not mistake the silent partner in this National disgrace for an innocent bystander. While the @PostOffice has faced the full glare of public fury, @Fujitsu_Global , the architect of the catastrophically flawed Horizon IT system, has engaged in a masterclass of brand mismanagement and public relations failure that is as cynical as it is damaging. For years, as hundreds of Subpostmasters' lives were systematically dismantled by wrongful prosecutions, financial ruin, and public humiliation, @fujitsu_uk remained a ghost in the machine – the machine they built, knew was faulty, and from which they continued to profit handsomely. Their initial response to the growing chorus of concern was not one of Corporate responsibility, but of a calculated and deafening silence. This was not a passive oversight; it was an active strategy of evasion. While the @PostOffice, in its own egregious display of institutional arrogance, was belligerently prosecuting its own people, @fujitsu_uk , the technical expert in this partnership, chose to say nothing. They possessed the knowledge that their System was prone to bugs and glitches, a truth that would have exonerated the innocent, yet they stood by as lives were destroyed. This silence was not just a PR blunder; it was a moral vacuum. When the tide of justice finally and irrevocably turned, and the High Court exposed the "bugs, errors and defects" in the Horizon system, @fujitsu_uk 's reactive and piecemeal admissions began. The company that had been content to let others take the fall suddenly found its voice, but the words that emerged were hollow and self-serving. Expressions of "regret" and acknowledgements of a "moral obligation" to compensate victims rang hollow against the backdrop of years of complicity. This belated acceptance of responsibility is a textbook example of crisis management gone horribly wrong. A brand's reputation is built on trust, and Fujitsu's actions have demonstrated a fundamental misunderstanding of this principle. Instead of proactively addressing the flaws in their system, they chose a path of denial and obfuscation, a strategy that has now, inevitably, imploded. The impact on their brand has been as predictable as it is deserved. YouGov's BrandIndex, a measure of public perception, shows a dramatic plummet in Fujitsu's standing among the British public. From a position of relative anonymity, they have become synonymous with one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in UK history. This reputational nosedive is not merely a matter of public opinion; it has tangible consequences for their ability to secure future contracts and attract talent. And yet, in a galling testament to the inertia of Government Procurement, @fujitsu_uk has continued to be awarded lucrative public contracts. This outrageous situation lays bare a complete failure of accountability at all levels. A company at the heart of a National Scandal, a company that has demonstrated a shocking lack of corporate integrity, is still being rewarded with taxpayer money. Fujitsu's handling of the Post Office scandal will be studied for years to come as a case study in how not to manage a crisis. Their strategy of silence, denial, and delayed contrition has not only shattered their own brand, but has also prolonged the suffering of countless innocent people. What is required in this Country is a fundamental re-evaluation of how we hold Corporations to account. Fujitsu's name is now indelibly linked to the Post Office Scandal, a legacy of their own making and a stark warning to any company that believes silence is a viable substitute for integrity. @CastletonLee @Janetsk20073533 @darrenpjones @cabinetofficeuk @NigelRailton @liambyrnemp @biztradegovuk @CommonsBTC @CommonsBBCom @LordsCommsCom @HouseofCommons @Keir_Starmer @chiarasimon @TheJapanSociety @JAPANinUK @VarchasPatel @expo2025japan @Fujitsu_Defence @rbrooks45 @FujitsuAmerica @AmbJapanUK @chrish9070 @DanNeidle @PrivateEyeNews @ElCShaikh @nickwallis @Brand @Marketing @japan @edwardhenry1 @PostOffInquiry @voiceofthePM

#PostOfficeScandal #Fujitsu #EmergencyAlerts A good question from over 2 years ago by ex MP @lucyallan The same question over @fujitsu_uk remain unanswered today. WHY? Perhaps the newly appointedSec of State for Business @peterkyle will act. @AmbJapanUK @Fujitsu_Global @gareththomasMP – at Salfords, South East

#PostOfficeScandal #FUJITSU #PostOfficeInquiry An increasing number of members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords have now called on the Government to clarify Fujitsu's role in Public Sector contracting. Earlier this month , Conservative MP Mark Garnier tabled a Parliamentary question asking Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves if the Treasury had assessed Fujitsu's suitability to bid for the Trader Support Service (TSS), a seven-year, £370 million contract to support a digital platform and call center to handle trading arrangements over the Northern Ireland border, "in the context of the failures of the Horizon system." Fujitsu is the incumbent supplier of the system, and has been awarded around £500 million since 2020. In response to Garnier, Exchequer Secretary James Murray said that contracting opportunities were "available to any economic operator that is able to meet the requirements of the procurement in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015." On June 17, Lord Bellingham asked what assessment the government had made of the "propriety of Fujitsu's bid for the TSS contract in the light of the fact that the company has not yet contributed to compensation for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal." The question was due an answer in seven days, and the government has yet to reply. Sir Gavin Williamson, former Defence and Education Secretary, asked Reeves whether the government has formally invited Fujitsu to rebid for the TSS and "what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awarding the contract to Fujitsu on the reputation of that service." Labour's Murray responded that the government contracts in question were being completed within procurement law and are publicly available. "We follow government procurement rules," he said. "Under the applicable legislation, there are no legal grounds that prevent Fujitsu from expressing its interest in this procurement. It is not appropriate to comment on any potential outcomes of a live public procurement." Last week, Conservative MP Bob Blackman asked Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas-Symonds if he planned to "make an assessment of the potential merits of removing Fujitsu's access to public sector contract opportunities, in the context of the Horizon IT failures." He also asked the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, whether his Department was considering designating Fujitsu as a high-risk vendor under the Procurement Act 2023, in the context of the failures of the Horizon system. The responses to both questions remain overdue. @liambyrnemp @TimBushLondon @biztradegovuk @CommonsBTC @jreynoldsMP @RachelReevesMP @darrenpjones @HouseofCommons @UKHouseofLords @kevinhollinrake @DavidDavisMP @fujitsu_uk @Fujitsu_Global @ChancesFor62935 @Karlfl @japantimes theregister.com/2025/06/25/f…

#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry Secretary for Business & Trade speaking in the House on 15th December 2021 when in the Opposition Benches❗ @jreynoldsMP @RachelReevesMP @kevinhollinrake @andyverity @FloraClairePage @CommonsBTC @HouseofCommons @premnsikka @UKHouseofLords

#PostOfficeScandal @fujitsu_uk has won a £125 million contract to build Northern Ireland's new Land Registry system, despite promising not to bid for public sector work in the wake of the Post Office Horizon scandal. No sign of any interim payment! 💴 theregister.com/2025/04/23/f…