Post Office victims say government should no longer control compensation

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Post Office victims say government should no longer control compensation

Post Office scandal victims are calling for redress schemes to be taken away from the government completely, ahead of the public inquiry publishing its first findings.

"Take (them) off the government completely," says Jo Hamilton OBE, a high-profile campaigner and former sub-postmistress, who was wrongly convicted of stealing from her branch in 2008.

"It’s like the fox in charge of the hen house," she adds, "because they were the only shareholders of Post Office".

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/post-office-scandal-victims-say-governments-control-of-redress-schemes-should-be-taken-away-13393405

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Date: July 7, 2025