Police investigation into Post Office Horizon scandal will take until ‘at least’ 2026, says Met chief
An investigation into potential criminal offences linked to the Post Office Horizon scandal will take at least until 2026, Britain’s most senior police officer has admitted.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said that an exhaustive nationwide investigation will take place to determine whether crimes have been committed. The investigation will follow the public inquiry into the issue which is due to publish its findings late next year.
He said detectives will have to trawl through tens of millions of documents in order to establish if crimes such as fraud or perverting the
