Overview
- A government spokesperson confirmed Sir Alan Bates’s claim has completed the scheme process and been settled.
- Sky News reports the deal is a seven-figure settlement, with one uncorroborated source suggesting a value between £4m and £5m.
- Bates previously criticised the redress process and said earlier offers were one sixth, then one third, before a final take‑it‑or‑leave‑it proposal worth 49.2% of his original claim.
- Ministers cite more than £1.2bn paid to over 9,000 people, though many claimants are still waiting for compensation outcomes.
- More than 900 sub‑postmasters were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, and an inquiry found the Post Office and Fujitsu knew Horizon was flawed and linked the scandal to at least 13 likely suicides.