Labour Hub's Rosie Brocklehurst Coverage
Children of the Post Office Scandal
So how many children of Subpostmasters were affected? We just don’t know yet. We do not know for certain even now the exact number of Subpostmasters who have been affected. We can say for certain, however, that nothing has been done by the Post Office itself to hear the voices of the children who were harmed. Instead, adult children have taken it into their own hands to do something.
Lost Chances for Subpostmaster Children: LCSC
A movement is growing among the adult children affected. Between Tony Downey calling me about his daughter at the beginning of March and today, some of these Subpostmaster children have joined together to form a new support group. Lost chances – for Children of Subpostmasters (LCSC), founded by 25-year-old Katie Downey, held its first support group on March 11th via Zoom.
I was invited to sit in as a trusted adult and facilitator from experience gained as a trained counsellor and working within groups such as Adult Children of Alcoholics, and because of my own communications and PR background.