Recommendation POH-IR1-8: Set agreed closing date for Horizon Shortfall Scheme applications
From First Interim Report: Compensation, published 17 July 2023.
Recommendation
No applications for compensation to HSS shall be entertained after such date as shall be agreed by the Minister/ DBT, the Post Office and the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry asked for an agreed closing date for Horizon Shortfall Scheme applications. In October 2023, the Department for Business and Trade stated that it would discuss and agree an appropriate closing date with the Post Office, seek advice from the advisory board, and notify the inquiry and potential claimants once a decision was made (Department for Business and Trade response, Oct 2023).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 1 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
The department will discuss and agree an appropriate closing date with the Post Office. Advice will be sought from the advisory board and the department will notify the inquiry and potential claimants of the decision when made.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: The Department for Business and Trade's response to the Inquiry's first interim report. The page prints no date; GOV.UK records it as first published on 26 October 2023, the date the site uses.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Department for Business and Trade has been found in the sources searched (last checked 18 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
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Who has spoken
- Department for Business and Trade
Response