Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 25434

Horizon IT System: Compensation

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 31 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to compensate employees of (a) the Post Office, (b) sub-postmasters and (c) shops that fulfilled Post Office functions who were (i) prosecuted, (ii) arrested and (ii

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Regardless of employment status, individuals who had their Horizon-related convictions overturned, or were prosecuted but not convicted, are eligible to apply for redress through the Overturned Convictions Scheme or Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme. Pos...

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