About 100 sub-postmaster convictions separate to Post Office cases may be 'tainted'

Prosecutions of sub postmasters by the Department for Work and Pensions could be 'tainted' as Sky News reveals officials worked with now discredited Post Office investigators to secure convictions. Around 100 prosecutions of Post Office staff were led by the Department for Work and Pensions between 2001 and 2006. It is understood that these usually involved the cashing in of stolen order books.

Fighting to clear names Keren Simpson, Roger's daughter, has vowed to fight to clear his name posthumously. She describes her father as a 'proud' and 'honest' man who 'couldn't face or deal' with the fact his conviction would not be overturned. She says 'in the end he obviously gave up' and there is 'very little surviving evidence' because of the passage of time. 'He's the innocent one,' Keren states.

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