Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81289

Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

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Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, whether legal sup

Answer

Blair McDougall

In line with the Government’s response to Recommendation 9 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report, postmasters who accepted fixed sum offers under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme will be able to seek funded legal advice if they wish to apply for permis...

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