POH-IR1-2 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Publish Advisory Board meeting reports within 21 days

Recommendation

The Horizon Compensation Advisory Board shall produce written reports in respect of each of their meetings in relation to each of the 3 schemes and publish the same within 21 days of the date of each meeting.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Official government response (2023-09-21, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/response-to-post-office-horizon-it-inquiry-interim-report-compensation), the Department for Business and Trade accepted this recommendation in September 2023, stating that written reports were already being published and would be issued within a week of each meeting. According to the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board (2026-01-01), the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board has consistently published written reports for each of its meetings since this recommendation was made, with these reports available on GOV.UK.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Accepted Department for Business and Trade
21 Sep 2023

Department for Business and Trade accepts this recommendation. Written reports are already being published and shall be issued within a week of each meeting unless the Board agrees otherwise.

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Progress Timeline
Official Report
31 Jan 2026

Verification: Interim report recommendations largely implemented through Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Act 2024 and scheme operational changes. HSS closing date set as 31 January 2026. Sir Gary Hickinbottom appointed to oversee scheme fairness.

Source
Department for Business and Trade government_response
21 Sep 2023

Government response: Accepted. Department for Business and Trade accepts this recommendation. Written reports are already being published and shall be issued within a week of each meeting unless the Board agrees otherwise....

Source
Published Evidence

Published assessments of implementation progress from inspectorates, select committees, official progress reports, and other sources. Check the source type badge to see whether each assessment is independent or government self-reported.

Confirmed Completed
01 Jan 2026
Horizon Compensation Advisory Board Other

The Horizon Compensation Advisory Board has published written reports for each of its meetings since this recommendation was made. Reports are available on GOV.UK.

Horizon Compensation Advisory Board reports (publ… View Source
Source
Inquiry Post Office Horizon Inquiry
Report First Interim Report: Compensation 17 Jul 2023
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Responsible Bodies
Department for Business and Trade Primary
Themes & Tags
Post Office Horizon compensation gaps Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny Advisory Board Report Transparency
Recommendation age 2.7 yrs
Last formal update 31 Jan 2026