'The sum will be £600,000. It is not up to £600,000, it is £600,000.'
Postmasters who were wrongfully convicted due to faulty accounting software used by the Post Office will be offered £600,000 in compensation, theMore than 700 branch managers for the company were given criminal convictions when computer program Horizon made it look as though money was missing from their sites.while still waiting for justice.
The mistakes represented one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal history as dozens of innocent people were sent to prison and others were driven to bankruptcy and suicide. Business minister Kevin Hollinrake told the Commons: ‘The government has decided that postmasters who have their convictions on the basis of Horizon evidence overturned should have the opportunity up front to accept an offer of a fixed sum in full and final settlement of their claim.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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