Overview

• Jo Hamilton received an OBE from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace in recognition of her role in identifying the Horizon IT system failures
• She was wrongly prosecuted in 2006 for an alleged £36,000 shortfall at her South Warnborough branch caused by faulty Horizon accounting software
• The UK government has disbursed over £1 billion and set aside £1.8 billion to compensate subpostmasters convicted between 1999 and 2015
• Hamilton says she feels vindicated by the honour and remains committed to securing full compensation for every affected postmaster
• Critics and campaigners argue the redress scheme remains slow and insufficient, leaving hundreds of victims still waiting for fair settlement