Recommendation 11

We welcome the fact that individuals appealing their awards under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals (HSSA) process are able to access funded legal advice, and we support the continuation of this provision. However, we are concerned that this should not create a gap in support for those eligible individuals who are still progressing through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS) and have not yet received their payment award. We recommend that any eligible individual currently going through the HSS who has not yet settled should also be entitled to funded legal advice should they wish to access it. This will ensure that they are not disadvantaged or forced to delay seeking assistance until the HSSA stage. (Recommendation, Paragraph 35) Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS)