MPs demand government reconsider response to Post Office compensation report | Computer Weekly
Summary
The government has fallen short in its response to recommendations made to speed up financial redress for subpostmasters affected by the Horizon scandal, say MPs. While the committee welcomes an acceleration in payments made to scandal victims, which has reached £768m, it is disappointed that key recommendations were ignored. MPs had recommended changes that would give claimants greater benefit of the doubt when applying for redress, but these were rejected. The committee also said claimants must have upfront legal advice as they commence their claim, which the government also rejected. Liam Byrne MP, chair of the committee, said: “The new government has made extremely important progress in accelerating redress payment to the victims of the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history.