Post Office scandal: Police to deploy 80 detectives for criminal inquiry

Exclusive: investigation will dig into potential perjury offences and perverting the course of justice by senior leaders and Fujitsu

Police are planning to deploy 80 detectives for their criminal inquiry into the Post Office scandal, the Guardian has learned, but victims will face a long wait to discover if charges will follow.

The investigation will examine potential offences of perjury, and perverting the course of justice by Post Office senior leaders as well as the tech company Fujitsu.