You definitely should blame the contractors. It's become very clear as the public enquiry has progressed [1] that Fujitsu were: - aware of several bugs - incl

You definitely should blame the contractors. It's become very clear as the public enquiry has progressed [1] that Fujitsu were: - aware of several bugs - including ones they'd fully understood the cause and mechanics of - that would induce double-counting of transactions - aware that criminal prosecutions were underway against users of the system in which just such double-counted transactions would clearly have had a material impact on the case and the evidence aduced - failed to raise the above in a timely manner, either to the Post Office who had directly requested audit logs, to external auditors, or to the justice system itself [1] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/17/post-office-inquiry-fixing-horizon-bugs-fujitsu-developer-gerald-barnes https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/17/post-office-...