Horizon IT System: Compensation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters who were part of the Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme have received their compensation payments in full.
Answered by Gareth Thomas
Of the 555 postmasters who were part of the Group Litigation Order (GLO), 63 had convictions thus their route to redress is either through the Overturned Convictions Scheme or Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme. That leaves 492 postmasters eligible for the GLO scheme.
As of 3 January, the Department had received 370 completed claims from these individuals. It has made 346 offers, of which 243 have been accepted, with 237 claims paid in full. The Department expects to pay substantial redress to the great majority of GLO postmasters by 31 March.
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