Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 16
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 heard that Ministry of Justice checks to identify individuals eligible to have their convictions quashed are not always sufficiently thorough. This results in unnecessary requests for information and an unjustified burden on victims. Some sub-postmasters who were incorrectly told they were out of scope of the 2024 Act have been re-victimised. (Conclusion, Paragraph 52)
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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