Sir Alan Bates led a years-long effort, fighting for justice for sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused and prosecuted after faulty software made it look as if money was missing from their accounts.

Sir Alan Bates led a years-long effort, fighting for justice for sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused and prosecuted after faulty software made it look as if money was missing from their accounts.

Sir Alan Bates has said the Government’s compensation schemes for victims of the Horizon IT scandal have been “turned into ...