Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she make an assessment of the potential merits of including Post Office clerks who were impacted by the Horizon scandal in the compensation schemes.

The Government wants everyone affected by the Horizon scandal to come forward to get the compensation they deserve.

With reference to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which is still open to late applications, claimants must have, or have previously had, a contract directly with the Post Office to be eligible for compensation. The full eligibility criteria are published on the Post Office website.

The Group Litigation Order (GLO) scheme is limited to those who participated in the 2019 Group Litigation Order legal action against the Post Office and did not have a Horizon-related conviction.

Compensation is also available to individuals who have had their convictions relating to Horizon shortfalls overturned.

The Government has no current plans to extend the scope of these schemes further.