Post Office Horizon scandal: fast and fair financial redress - Business and Trade Committee

The Business and Trade Committee has announced a short inquiry on financial redress in the Post Office Horizon scandal, focused on “fast and fair redress” for victims of what has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history. In a scandal reaching back over two decades, postmasters who run individual post office branches experienced difficulties with the Horizon Post Office computer system. Errors in the system showed false shortfalls in postmasters’ accounts, which the Post Office then demanded they cover. The situation has been compounded by the ensuing lengthy campaign for justice involving multiple court cases, overturned convictions, the development of several financial redress schemes and an ongoing public inquiry. The ITV drama “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” screened in January 2024 drew widespread public attention to the scandal. Witnesses: Sir Alan Bates, Founder at Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance Jill Donnison, Claimant from the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Dewi Lewis, Claimant from the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme Dr Neil Hudgell, Executive Chair at Hudgell Solicitors James Hartley, Partner at Freeths David Enright, Partner at Howe & Co The Rt. Hon. Sir Gary Hickinbottom PC, Chair at Post Office Overturned Convictions Independent Pecuniary Assessment Panel #postoffice #Horizon #AlanBates #FinancialRedress