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Victims of Post Office Capture accounting software scandal 'to be offered compensation' - minister

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Capture accounting software was used by sub-postmasters in their branches between 1992 and 1999 .

Gareth Thomas says the government is committed to providing redress as quickly as possible.

He refused to rule out blanket exoneration for those convicted of using Capture software.

Hundreds were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting under Horizon IT system.

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