IT provider at centre of Post Office scandal had said it would restrict bidding for public work
Japanese technology group decided to restrict bidding for government contracts
Capture IT system was used in branches before being replaced by Horizon in 1999
Faulty software responsible for one of UK’s biggest miscarriages of justice will continue to be used
Glacial and bureaucratic compensation schemes draw out process for those caught up in IT scandal
Interim chair Nigel Railton to set out plans to try to strengthen lossmaking business
New Conservative leader says ITV drama brought ‘urgency’ to helping victims of scandal
Former sub-postmaster calls for deadline for victim payouts to be set
Two deals were awarded as recently as September despite outcry over Horizon scandal
Victim of Horizon IT scandal says former executives failed in their duties
Nick Read tells inquiry that company is ‘not getting through to everybody’ as workers continue to report problems
Saf Ismail has stepped back from the board while the probe is under way
State-owned company that prosecuted postmasters needs to cut costs and offer better rewards
Nick Read has faced criticism for accepting bonuses while wrongfully convicted staff struggled to get compensation
Branch managers told in 2003 that help desk reductions would have ‘little impact’ on their operations
Details of system problems were disclosed in internal operational manuals
Labour cabinet minister gives evidence in latest phase of public inquiry into wrongful conviction of sub-postmasters
Gareth Jenkins admits there were ‘discrete bugs’ that could lead to accounting problems but they were ‘well controlled’
Former PM Gordon Brown, LSE chief Julia Hoggett and HSBC chair Mark Tucker all receive recognition
Engineers have long known about the problems of designing complex IT systems
US-style securities trial over stock-price drop set to be first of its kind in England
Former chief executive of state-owned business tells inquiry she was ‘too trusting’ but did ‘ask questions’
From the infected blood scandal to the Post Office saga, the dead hand of officialdom is everywhere in the UK
Newly found correspondence includes a 2009 email from Jeremy Hunt raising constituents’ concerns about Horizon
Counsel to the inquiry presents Angela Van Den Bogerd with emails that challenge earlier testimony
