Post Office investigation could be delayed by five years, police warn
The commander leading the UK's national police inquiry into the Post Office scandal says the investigation team would need to double in size to meet its current timeline. Without that, he warns, the process could be delayed by up to five years.
The commander leading the UK's national police inquiry into the Post Office scandal has said the investigation team would need to double in size to keep to its current timeline, BBC reports. Without that, he warned, the process could be delayed by as much as five years.
The scandal centres on hundreds of branch operators who were wrongly accused, and in some cases convicted, on the basis of a faulty IT system. Examining potential criminal liability is a sprawling task that requires reviewing a vast volume of documents.
The commander's comments draw attention to the gap between the scale of the inquiry and the resources currently available. According to the BBC, how long justice takes for those affected will depend on whether the team is expanded.
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