Recommendation 15

It is imperative that any victim of the Horizon scandal receives compensation that puts them back in the position they would have been in had the scandal not occurred, whilst also taking accounting of the distress the scandal caused them. We are therefore troubled by the suggestion that the Historic Shortfall Scheme will pay out little in consequential losses to the severe detriment of the claimant. The Government must explain how consequential losses will be assessed under the Scheme with a range of indicative examples that draw on offers that have already been made.