Police investigate Post Office over potential fraud offences after subpostmasters scandal

The Metropolitan Police is investigating the Post Office over potential fraud offences after the wrongful prosecution of subpostmasters. The police confirmed that it is looking into the handling of the Horizon IT scandal - “such as the monies recovered from subpostmasters as a result of prosecutions or civil actions“. Detectives are also separately looking into “potential offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice“ in an investigation that was launched in January 2020. Read more: #postoffice #postmasters #inquiry SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: @skynews For more content go to and download our apps: Apple Android Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: