The Government is considering changing the Post Office’s ownership structure to a mutual model, as it hopes to overhaul its culture and avoid future miscarriages of justice in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launched a new green paper on Monday alongside a three-month consultation over the organisation’s future.

It marks the first comprehensive review of the postal service in 15 years, giving customers and postmasters the opportunity to have a say in how it is run, according to the DBT.

This includes the Post Office’s ownership model, as the Government considers mutualisation, which could mean handing ownership of the company to thousands of its subpostmasters.

Furthermore, ministers announced plans to award a new subsidy package worth £1

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