Second Post Office IT system 'likely' to have had faults

An accounting strategy utilized by Post Office sub-postmasters earlier the arguable Horizon bundle was introduced is apt to person besides been faulty, an probe has found.

A study said "there was a tenable likelihood" that the IT system, called Capture, could person created currency shortfalls successful accounts.

Capture was utilized successful branches from 1992 to 1999, anterior to the Horizon software, which has been astatine the centre of the Post Office scandal.

Post Office curate Gareth Thomas said helium was "horrified to learn" astir the issues with the Capture system.