Recommendation 8

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. (Paragraph 29) The Historical Shortfall Scheme