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Fujitsu apologises for its role in Post Office IT scandal

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Paul Patterson, director of Europe’s Fujitsu Services Limited, has today (16 January) apologised for the company’s part in the scandal highlighted in the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Patterson has been in his current role since 2019 but has worked for Fujitsu…

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