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Horizon IT System: Criminal Investigation

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 10740

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5450 on Horizon IT System: Sub-postmasters, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the additional funding provided to support the police investigation into the Horizon IT System to enable that investigation to be completed within a reasonable timeframe.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office has already provided £6m to the MPS to date for Operation Olympos. The government is determined to see justice delivered as swiftly as possible. It is for PCCs and Chief Constables to determine the allocation of operational resources.

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