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Jo Hamilton
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Sir Alan Settles – for how much?!
On 23 October 2003, the North Wales Weekly News published a letter from Alan Bates, the sacked Postmaster at Craig-y-Don Post Office near Llandudno. In his letter, Alan railed against the behaviour of the Post Office, its Horizon computer system and apologised to his customers that their village branch had closed. “I can assure everyone…
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Horizon Compensation board Chair calls for Standing Compensation Authority
The Chair of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board, Professor Chris Hodges, has called for the formation of a new compensation authority, with the statutory power to assess, decide and deliver compensation for victims of scandals. In a paper recently published on the HCAB section of the government’s website, Professor Hodges believes there is a need…