Convicted Postmasters to be Offered £600,000 Each to Settle Outstanding Legal Claims

The government offering £600,000 to convicted postmasters in the Horizon IT scandal but a solicitor representing some accused says it is “nowhere near enough.”

Protesters outside the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London, on Dec. 8, 2022. PA

Hundreds of postmasters who were wrongfully convicted in the Horizon IT scandal will be offered  £600,000 each to settle their outstanding legal claims.

The British government wholly owns Post Office Limited, the company which employed around 700 postmasters and sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused of fraud because of an error in the Horizon accounting software, made by Fujitsu.