The Postal Museum partners with Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on Legacy Project

The Postal Museum is proud to be working in partnership with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on a Legacy Project to commemorate the impact of the Horizon scandal.

The Legacy Project will mark the Horizon scandal in history and pay homage to the people it has impacted, ensuring its effects cannot be forgotten.

Earlier this week, a group of current and former Sub-postmasters and their family members met with museum representatives to discuss their hopes for the project. We look forward to working in collaboration with the participants to develop these plans together over time.

This week marks the first steps in an important partnership, with further plans to be announced in due course.

Secretary to the Inquiry Leila Pilgrim said:

“The Legacy Project will mark the Horizon scandal in our nation’s history, respecting the devastating impacts it has had on countless lives.

“This is an important milestone, and I look forward to seeing the Postal Museum take forward this aspect of our Legacy Project work.”

Laura Wright, CEO of the Postal Museum, said:

“We are proud to be working with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and the focus group participants on the upcoming Legacy Project. As an independent museum created to share the history of the post in Britain, stories of postal workers have always been essential to us. It is crucial that those affected by the Horizon scandal can tell their stories, in their own words, and that we help them reach as wide an audience as possible.”

The Legacy Project was first announced in October 2023 by the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. The Inquiry has also held a series of engagement events to better understand people’s thoughts and views, as well as an ongoing listening project, In Your Own Words.

To find out more about the Legacy Project, visit: www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/legacy-project