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Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry

Post Office Horizon Inquiry

Public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, examining how more than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted based on faulty Fujitsu software between 1999 and 2015.

Where it stands

Public hearings have been held on 242 days, most recently on 17 December 2024. The inquiry has published 2 reports, most recently Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry: Volume 1 Report on 8 July 2025. The most recent government response on the record is RESP0000004 - Post Office Limited Letter to Inquiry in response to Recommendation 19., dated 31 October 2025.

ChairSir Wyn WilliamsJudge / Judiciary

Commissioned byDepartment for Business and TradeOriginally established under Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Established1 Jun 2021

Duration so far5 years, 4 months

Total reported cost£83.7m

Inquiry website Terms of reference

Announced 26 Feb 2020

Prime Minister committed to an inquiry 26 Feb 2020

Hearings 14 Feb 2022 · 242 sitting days

Final report Volume 1 published 8 Jul 2025

Recommendations 27 tracked

Inquiry continuing

Reports & recommendations

All 27 recommendations →

27 recommendations across 2 reports

First Interim Report: Compensation 17 July 2023 · 8 recommendations
Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry: Volume 1 Report 8 July 2025 · 19 recommendations

Government response

Accepted 21

Accepted in part 4

Not accepted 1

Noted 1

Latest statement by addressee

Cabinet Office says completed: 14; another body’s finding on record for 1

No statement from Department for Business and Trade found in the sources searched: 8

Cabinet Office says in progress: 4

Department for Business and Trade says not accepted: 1

"No statement found" means none was found in the sources searched, last checked 18 June 2026. Each figure is the latest statement from the body the recommendation is addressed to. Other bodies’ findings are shown on each recommendation and do not change these figures.

Data last updated: 5 Oct 2026 · Source

Checked against sources: 18 Jun 2026

How to read this

Government Response tracks what the government said it would do (accepted, rejected, etc.).

Full methodology

Not accepted 1

Close HSS Dispute Resolution Procedure when HSSA opens POH-13

Latest sitting day

17 December 2024

Day outline →

Further hearings

Dates not yet listed

Latest evidence

All 1733 documents →

Hearing Transcript · 472 Witness Statement · 1161 Exhibit · 2 Opening Statement · 8 Closing Statement · 5 Written Submission · 13

INQ00001207.pdf

Hearing Transcript · 13 Nov 2024

INQ00001206.pdf

Hearing Transcript · 12 Nov 2024

INQ00001205.pdf

Hearing Transcript · 11 Nov 2024

INQ00001204.pdf

Hearing Transcript · 8 Nov 2024

INQ00001201.pdf

Hearing Transcript · 5 Nov 2024

INQ00001199.pdf

Hearing Transcript · 18 Oct 2024

Costs

Total reported cost £83,739,770

1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2026 Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (cumulative expenditure since Inquiry start, stated in Notes on financial figures)

Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (cumulative expenditure since Inquiry start, stated in Notes on financial figures)

Source and qualifications

Accounting period: 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2026.

Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (cumulative expenditure since Inquiry start, stated in Notes on financial figures)

Breakdown and notes

Cost breakdown (to Mar 2026)

Inquiry Legal Costs £5,997,782 Panel remuneration & Counsel to the Inquiry

Core Participant Legal Costs £236,637 Legal funding for core participants

Panel £515,102

Staff £962,583

Other £1,267,104

Cost history (7 reports)

Period	Total	Inquiry Legal	CP Legal	Source
Mar 2026	£8,979,208	£5,997,782	£236,637	Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Financial Year 2025-26) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026. Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Financial Year 2025-26)
Mar 2026 (cum.)	£83,739,770	-	-	Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (cumulative expenditure since Inquiry start, stated in Notes on financial figures) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2026. Financial Report 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (cumulative expenditure since Inquiry start, stated in Notes on financial figures)
Mar 2025	£25,990,264	£11,319,337	£5,204,208	Financial Report 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 (Financial Year 2024-25, updated/re-issued August 2026) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025. Financial Report 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 (Financial Year 2024-25, updated/re-issued August 2026)
Mar 2024	£26,793,005	£12,180,655	£6,150,587	Financial Report 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024 (Financial Year 2023-24, updated/re-issued August 2026) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2023 to 31 Mar 2024. Financial Report 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024 (Financial Year 2023-24, updated/re-issued August 2026)
Mar 2023	£18,491,383	£8,061,912	£3,905,857	Financial Report 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023 (Financial Year 2022-23) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2023. Financial Report 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023 (Financial Year 2022-23)
Mar 2022	£3,087,287	£1,265,635	£645,569	Financial Report 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023 (Financial Year 2021-22) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2022. Financial Report 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023 (Financial Year 2021-22)
Mar 2021	£360,345	£93,370	-	Financial Report 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023 (Financial Year 2020-21) Source and qualifications Accounting period: 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021. Financial Report 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023 (Financial Year 2020-21)