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    Ministers urged to extend Horizon exonerations to Scotland and Northern Ireland

    by David Lynch Mar 20, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Subpostmasters in Northern Ireland and Scotland wronged in the Horizon scandal should have their convictions quashed in a Westminster law change because the “mess” was made there, ministers have heard.

    The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill would overturn the convictions of all subpostmasters in England and Wales related to the faulty Horizon accounting software.

    Ministers have previously urged the devolved administrations in Holyrood and Stormont to

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