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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ministry of Justice

Jan. 10 2024

Source Page: Government to quash wrongful Post Office convictions
Document: Government to quash wrongful Post Office convictions (webpage)

Found: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: This is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in this country

Lords Chamber
Horizon: Compensation and Convictions - Wed 10 Jan 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) The Post Office scandal is one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in living memory and the victims - Speech Link
2: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) Justice are looking very carefully at them. - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister’s Question Time - Thu 18 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) I hope that she is assured by the fact that the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and I - Speech Link
2: McNeill, Pauline (Lab - Glasgow) We all want the quickest route to justice, and that might be a quicker route. - Speech Link

Written Question
Public Sector: Technology
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the wrongful convictions that occurred as a result of faulty Post Office Horizon software, what plans they have to integrate advanced oversight technologies that ensure accuracy and reliability of software used in public service systems to prevent any future issues.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

This was one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history, which is why we set up an independent inquiry to establish culpability and are bringing forward legislation to make sure those convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated.

It is right that we do not pre-empt the conclusions of the ongoing, formal inquiry, but once the full facts are established we will consider all options.

The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), in the Cabinet Office, established in April 2021 to lead the Government’s Digital and Data Function, is the strategic centre for digital transformation which includes measuring services against digital and technical standards.

CDDO is defining best practice patterns and practices for software delivery to ensure high quality software delivery via the automation and regular testing of software quality throughout development. Use of ‘oversight technologies’ such as automated testing would follow user technology good practice, user needs and the risk profile of the system.

In addition to the software testing, a core requirement of the development process, the Service Assessment Model assesses newly created services, checking for evidence that departments are regularly monitoring and mitigating quality and reliability issues.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister’s Question Time - Thu 09 May 2024

Mentions:
1: McNeill, Pauline (Lab - Glasgow) the Crown Office, it should be fully accountable for the miscarriages of justice in Scotland, because - Speech Link
2: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) service in the Parliament’s justice committees, Pauline McNeill will understand that we are getting - Speech Link
3: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) While that is happening, there is action that we can take to remedy miscarriages of justice. - Speech Link
4: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) As an experienced member of the Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee, and as somebody who knows his - Speech Link
5: Stewart, Alexander (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Last week, the Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee heard from a panel of - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Business and Trade

Mar. 06 2024

Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)

Found: Appeal when it had set its criteria for overturning cases as miscarriages of justice.

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Post Office

Mar. 06 2024

Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)

Found: Appeal when it had set its criteria for overturning cases as miscarriages of justice.

Grand Committee
Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024 - Tue 30 Jan 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) This power is subject to conditions, one of which includes a cap on the total amount of funding that - Speech Link
2: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) A number of questions have arisen on the back of this very short SI. - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
State Pension Age (Compensation)
1st reading - Wed 07 Feb 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Alan Brown (SNP - Kilmarnock and Loudoun) their retirement, while facing a cost of living crisis, polling has established that half of WASPI women - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Business and Trade

Dec. 12 2023

Source Page: Prosecuting authorities and SCCRC documents
Document: (webpage)

Found: Under Scots law, we’re responsible for reviewing possible miscarriages of justice.