Post Office review still without reviewer a year on
A year after the government announced a review into Post Office prosecutions, no reviewer has been appointed, with victims' representatives calling the delay a scandal within a scandal.
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A year has passed since the government announced a review into the handling of prosecutions of Post Office staff, but no reviewer has been appointed. Victims' representatives say the delay amounts to a scandal within a scandal.
The review was announced exactly one year ago, but according to those representing the victims, nothing has happened since. The lack of progress has raised concerns about whether the review will ever be properly implemented.
A spokesperson for the victims said the failure to appoint a reviewer was deeply disappointing. The delay, they argued, only adds to the suffering of those who were wrongly prosecuted during the Post Office Horizon scandal.
The government has not yet commented on the delay. Meanwhile, the review remains in limbo, with no clear timeline for when a reviewer might be named or when the review might begin its work.
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| Claim | Channel 5 |
|---|---|
| A review announced a year ago has not had a reviewer appointed. | |
| Victims' representatives called the delay a scandal within a scandal. |
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The channel focused on the one-year anniversary of the review announcement and the lack of any progress, highlighting the victims' representatives' strong criticism of the delay. It framed the situation as a 'scandal within a scandal', suggesting a secondary failure on top of the original injustice.
- “It's exactly one year on since the government announced a review into the handling of prosecutions of post office staff, but nothing has happened.”
- “Some visitors representing the victims say no reviewer has been appointed, describing the delay as a scandal within a scandal.”
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