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Topic: Post Office

CCRC welcomes proposal to contact subpostmasters direct

Published: 17 February 2022

The CCRC has today welcomed a proposal from the Post Office for the CCRC to directly contact those subpostmasters and subpostmistresses convicted as part of the Horizon IT system failings.

CCRC refers six more Post Office cases

Published: 13 September 2021

Six further ‘Post Office’ cases have been referred by the CCRC. The cases of Mohammed Aslam, Amanda Barber, Norman Barber, Anthony Gant, Balbir Grewal and David Hughes, will be heard at Southwark Crown Court at a date yet to be confirmed.

CCRC refers four more Post Office Horizon cases

Published: 20 January 2021

Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the cases of a further four former Post Office workers for appeal. 

The CCRC refers eight more Post Office cases for appeal – bringing total to 47 so far

Published: 3 June 2020

Eight more Post Office cases to be referred by the CCRC bringing the total to 47 so far

CCRC to refer 39 Post Office cases on abuse of process argument

Published: 26 March 2020

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has so far decided to refer for appeal the convictions of 39 Post Office applicants.