Respond to recommendations by 10 October 2025
HM Government and/or the Department and where appropriate the Post Office and Fujitsu shall provide written responses to my recommendations by 10 October 2025.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedDepartment for Business and Trade accepts this recommendation and has fulfilled it by publishing the government response on the date specified (10 October 2025).
Progress Timeline
DBT accepted this recommendation and fulfilled it through the publication of the Department's response to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report on 9 October 2025. The full response can be found on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-post-office-horizon-it-inquiry-report-volume-1
Verification: Government published formal response to Volume 1 recommendations on 13 October 2025, accepting 17 of 18 recommendations. Total compensation paid across all schemes: £1.38 billion as of December 2025. Volume 2 of Final Report expected 2026.
Published Evidence
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Business and Trade Select Committee noted the government published its formal response to the inquiry on 9 October 2025, meeting the requirement in this recommendation.
View detailed findings
Business and Trade Committee held an evidence session on 6 January 2026 with witnesses from Fujitsu, the CCRC, DBT and MoJ. The CCRC revealed Horizon software may have been installed earlier than previously believed, potentially expanding the pool of eligible convictions. Over 4,000 claimants were still awaiting final settlement across all schemes at that date. Government accepted only 3 of 17 committee recommendations in full.