Question follow-through · 1307

Horizon IT System: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many postmasters have been notified that their convictions have been quashed by the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
26 Jul 2024
Answer
30 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many postmasters have been notified that their convictions have been quashed by the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.

  2. 26 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    As of 26 July 2024, we have issued 10 letters confirming to postmasters that their convictions have been quashed by the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024. The Ministry of Justice, Northern Irish Executive and Scottish Government are taking al...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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