US EditionPost Office payout progress insufficient, MPs say
UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 24 – More than £1 billion has been paid to over 7,300 subpostmasters but many victims remain unaware or waiting for full compensation, MPs said progress is too slow.
- On June 25, 2025, MPs criticized the slow progress of government efforts to provide redress to subpostmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal.
- This delay occurs against a backdrop of over 900 prosecutions linked to faulty Horizon software, with reports indicating that authorities are not actively pursuing many eligible claimants who may be unaware of their entitlement.
- More than £1 billion has been paid to thousands of claimants, yet 25 out of 111 sub-postmasters eligible for the Overturned Convictions Scheme have not submitted claims.
- Committee chair Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown called the scandal one of the UK's worst miscarriages of justice and criticized the government’s lack of focus on full and fair compensation.
- The ongoing slow progress and inadequate compensation outreach risk leaving many victims without redress and suggest the need for improved government action.
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Post Office scandal: Govt has not done enough to ensure compensation for victims, committee of MPs finds
Many current and former postmasters affected by Horizon IT failings and associated miscarriages of justice are not yet receiving fair and timely compensation, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Post Office compensation happening far too slowly_ damning report finds
A report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found victims of the Horizon IT scandal are still not getting the payouts they deserve with the Government taking 'insufficient' action ...
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