Fujitsu Apologises for Post Office Scandal and Admits Horizon Software Had ‘Bugs and Errors’

Published on January 16, 2024

The head of Fujitsu in Europe has apologised to postmasters caught up in the Post Office scandal and admitted there were “bugs and errors” in the Horizon software that was at the heart of the affair. Paul Patterson, chief executive of Europe for Fujitsu Services, who was giving evidence to Parliament’s Business and Trade Committee on Tuesday, said, “To the sub-postmasters and their families, Fujitsu would like to apologise for our part in this appalling miscarriage of justice.” “We were involved from the very start. We did have bugs and errors in the system. And we did help the Post Office in their prosecutions of sub-postmasters. For that we are truly sorry,” he added....

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