Question follow-through · 25053

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters who were part of the Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme have received their compensation payments in full.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
3 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters who were part of the Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme have received their compensation payments in full.

  2. 22 Jan 2025

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  3. 3 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Of the 555 postmasters who were part of the Group Litigation Order (GLO), 63 had convictions thus their route to redress is either through the Overturned Convictions Scheme or Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme. That leaves 492 postmasters eligible for th...

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Horizon IT System: Compensation

4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters in the Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme have (a) not received any compensation payments and (b) have received above the minimum payment of £75,000.