Law to exonerate subpostmasters who have had their lives torn apart introduced
More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted and handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015
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More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted and handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015
Ministers will today press ahead with landmark legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of hundreds of subpostmasters caught up in the Post Office scandal.
Rishi Sunak will unveil a scheme on Wednesday to exonerate wrongfully convicted sub-postmasters, as the Prime Minister said that “nothing can make up for what they’ve been through”.
Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal will have convictions quashed following landmark legislation introduced today [Wednesday 13 March].
Rishi Sunak says the proposed Bill 'marks an important step forward in finally clearing' the names of hundreds of wronged Post Office branch managers.