Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

Conclusion 2

16th Report - Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters Published 13 Mar 2026 Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
Conclusion (the committee's words)
We recognise the challenges the Government faces in tracing, contacting, and engaging with sub-postmasters to notify them of their right to redress, particularly where contact details are unavailable or where individuals are understandably reluctant to engage, due to their trauma and mistrust in the system. However, like claimants’ lawyers, we are concerned that many affected individuals are still unable to access the redress they are owed –either because they have not been contacted or due to distrust in the system. (Conclusion, Paragraph 12)

From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 16th Report - Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters (HC 1589), 13 March 2026

Government response

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