Fujitsu accused of delays in scandal compensation

FUJITSU are “kicking the can down the road” on compensation for its role in the Post Office scandal, a leading campaigner has told Parliament.

- NICK LESTER

Conservative peer Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, who played a pivotal role in exposing the outrage, accused the Japanese tech giant of holding out with a view to reducing the amount it would ultimately have to pay.

He argued the only way to change the under-fire company’s attitude would be for the UK Government to stop awarding it contracts.

Despite its involvement in the Post Office debacle, the firm has continued to secure multi-million-pound deals with Whitehall, bankrolled by the taxpayer.

Fujitsu has already acknowledged it has a “moral obligation” to contribute to compensation, pending the outcome of the public inquiry led by Sir Wyn Williams.