The UK government has revealed that every postmaster who was wrongfully convicted as part of the Horizon scandal will be offered £600,000 in compensation.
For those postmasters who have already received initial compensation payments or have reached a settlement with the Post Office of less than the £600,000, they will be paid the difference.
In addition, all reasonable legal fees will continue to be covered and any postmaster who does not want to accept this offer can of course continue with the existing process.
Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake said: “This is about righting a wrong and providing some form of relief to those wrongfully caught up in this scandal.
“Too many postmasters have suffered and for too long, which is why the government remains committed to seeing this through to the end until it is resolved and ensuring this cannot ever happen again.”
To date, 86 convictions have been overturned and £21m has been paid in compensation to postmasters with overturned convictions.
The Overturned Convictions process, Horizon Shortfall Scheme and Group Litigation Order have in total paid more than £120m to 2,600 individuals affected by the Horizon scandal.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission is still accepting applications from those affected by the Horizon computer system. It encourages anyone who believes that they have suffered a miscarriage of justice to make contact.
