US EditionPost Office scandal: Victims say government's control of redress schemes should be taken away
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 6 – Lawyers warn the retraumatising compensation process for over 700 subpostmasters could last three more years despite more than £1 billion paid to 7,300 claimants, officials said.
- The Post Office Horizon scandal resulted in the wrongful prosecution of over 900 subpostmasters across the UK between 1999 and 2015, leading to severe personal and financial consequences for those affected.
- Faulty Horizon software falsely indicated missing funds, leading to convictions and prison sentences, while many victims remain stuck in complex, over-engineered compensation schemes amid calls for government removal from redress.
- Sir Wyn Williams, chairman of the inquiry, split his report into two parts to quickly address compensation progress and will publish the first volume focusing on human impact and redress this Tuesday.
- More than £1 billion has been paid to over 7,300 claimants, but unresolved cases exceed 700, with legal experts describing the process as laden with red tape and inconsistency that retraumatizes many victims.
- The scandal's outcome reflects a major miscarriage of justice and highlights ongoing struggles for fair compensation, with victims seeking accountability, improved redress schemes, and wider recognition of the harm caused.
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Post Office scandal: Victims say government's control of redress schemes should be taken away
At the moment, the Department for Business and Trade administers most of the redress schemes including the Horizon Conviction Redress Scheme and the Group Litigation Order (GLO) Scheme. The Post Office is still responsible for the Horizon Shortfall scheme.
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Nation.CymruRedress process for Post Office Horizon victims could go on for years – lawyers
The first tranche of the final report from the long-running public inquiry into the scandal is set to be published on Tuesday. The “retraumatising” compensation process for subpostmasters wronged by the Post Office Horizon scandal could go on for another three years, lawyers have warned. Many victims of the scandal are still awaiting full redress, as one of the final reports from the long-running inquiry – looking at the impact on those who had …
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