Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 5
16th Report - Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters
Published 13 Mar 2026
Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
We welcome the creation of a family redress scheme and that the Government are working with stakeholders to develop that scheme. We are concerned that the definition of close family should not be too narrowly drawn. (Conclusion, Paragraph 18) 38
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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