Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 6
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Accepted
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We recommend that the Government provides monthly updates on the number of interim payments made,...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government provides monthly updates on the number of interim payments made, the number of final payments made, and the range of Post Office and Horizon - Compensationn interim report 23 amounts paid out to reach full, fair and final settlements. Because of the nature of the Horizon scandal, transparency on these issues is crucial to restoring trust.
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The government agreed with the Post Office that it will publish monthly updates on the number of interim payments made and the number of final payments made on its website, and share the latest management information data with the Select Committee each month to enable the Committee to continue to track progress, subject to caveats regarding privacy.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government accepts the Committee’s recommendation and has agreed with the Post Office that it will publish this information on its website,3 subject to the caveats regarding privacy outlined below. This includes the information requested on interim payments and will be updated on a monthly basis. The Post Office has also committed to sharing the latest management information data with the Select Committee each month to enable the Committee to continue to track progress. To ensure privacy for the claimants, the range of amounts paid for final settlements will only be made available once a critical mass of settlements has been reached. Immediate publication of settlement details could jeopardise the privacy of individual claimants. 3 httpsn//corporate.postoffice.co.uk/en/historical-matters/historical-matters-progress/historical-convictions-and- compensation-information-on-progress/ Recommendation 5: We recommend that the Government provides regular updates when compensation is refused for sub-postmasters who have had their convictions overturned, the reasons for this and if subsequent compensation is sought and awarded. The Government should ensure that POL provide us with details of the mediation for those seeking compensation after overturning a conviction, including the process, how independence is achieved, the numbers using it, and what the outcomes have been. We also recommend that BEIS explains its role in signing off this mediation process and the nature of the oversight that it and UK Government Investments (UKGI) are providing.
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