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Independent report

Report of the independent investigation into Capture accounting software

A review of findings on software developed by Post Office in the 1990s, which was meant to assist sub-postmasters with balancing and periodic reconciliations.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
Published:
30 September 2024
Last updated:
18 February 2025
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  1. The report has been amended to remove the ‘restricted use’ warning and clarify that it is a Crown-owned copyright. The document is now made available for re-use under the Open Government Licence (OGL), in line with guidance from The National Archives.

  2. Link to government response added to the 'Details' section.

  3. 'Additional information to Kroll report' added.

  4. First published.

Documents

Independent investigation into Capture accounting software

PDF, 1.1 MB, 92 pages

Additional information to Kroll report

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Details

This report, provided by Kroll, will support the government in determining whether postmasters have faced detriment due to the Capture system, and what steps should be taken.

The government published their response to the report on 17 December 2024.

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