Eighth Report - Post Office and Horizon - Compensation: interim report
Select Committee
Business and Trade Committee
HC 1129
17 February 2022
Government response
Tenth Special Report - Post Office and Horizon – Compensation: interim report. Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report · published 27 Apr 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
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Conclusion
Accepted in Part
Para 22
We are deeply concerned that, despite the efforts that the Post Office Ltd.
Conclusion
We are deeply concerned that, despite the efforts that the Post Office Ltd. (POL) has made to contact them, so few sub-postmasters have approached POL to begin the process of overturning ‘unsafe’ Horizon convictions. POL has conceded that this might …
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Government Response Summary
The government will not set up a new independent body but will work with existing independent bodies like the Criminal Cases Review Commission to contact postmasters with Horizon-related convictions and offer support.
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 23
We recommend that the Government urgently set up an independent intermediary body as a trusted...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government urgently set up an independent intermediary body as a trusted first point of contact for those wrongly convicted because of Horizon, in particular for the 576 convicted sub-postmasters who have not yet come forward. The …
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Government Response Summary
The government will not set up a new independent body but will work with existing independent bodies, such as the CCRC, to contact postmasters and offer support.
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 69
We have recommended in this Report that the Government set up a properly resourced independent...
Recommendation
We have recommended in this Report that the Government set up a properly resourced independent intermediary to assist sub-postmasters seeking to overturn convictions and seek compensation. We recommend that this same body should also be tasked with assisting sub-postmasters who …
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Government Response Summary
The government expresses concern that setting up an independent body would cause further delays, but it has advised the Post Office to take further action, including appointing an intermediary body to provide independent advice, assistance with routes to compensation, legal advice, and strengthened emotional and well-being support.
Department for Business and Trade
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