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Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department is using to calculate compensation offers made to Sub-Postmasters impacted by the Horizon scandal.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department is using to calculate compensation offers made to Sub-Postmasters impacted by the Horizon scandal.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Claims for Horizon redress are assessed by applying the specific facts of the individual cases to established legal principles and any other factors which support reaching a fair outcome. Assessment criteria for the individual redress schemes are publishe...

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